Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino per il Medio Oriente e l'Asia The Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino was founded on September 16, 1963 under the guidance of Giorgio Gullini and thanks to the joint effort of the City of Turin, the Province of Turin and the University of Turin, as an independent development of Is.M.E.O.’s Centro Scavi e Ricerche in Asia and the city of Turin. Today the Centre is supported by its members, which include the Region of Piedmont, the Province of Turin, the City of Turin, the University of Turin and the Fondazione CRT. Projects and activities are funded by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGPCC, DGMM Task Force Iraq), Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Research, Innovation and Organization Department, Archive and Library Department), Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione BNC. For 40 years now, the Centre has thus linked its
name and that of Turin to historical/archaeological research, especially
in Mediterranean countries, including Italy, and the Near and Middle East.
Abroad, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it performs Italy’s duties stemming
from cooperation agreements in cultural projects with several countries. |
Highlights
Iraq - Baghdad Museum
 One of the fields in which the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino has recently been active is the restoration of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, after the recent war-related events that took place in Iraq ...Iraq - Endangered Heritage
 The Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino was awarded for being involved in the recovery, restoration and digital filing of objects of great historical and artistic interest coming from Iraq...Iraq - Seleucia on the Tigris
 Seleucia’s ruins extend over an enormous area of over 550 hectares, and lie for the most part unexplored on the right bank of the Tigris’ current course, roughly 30 km south of Baghdad... Turkmenistan - Ancient Nisa
 1990-2006 – The work carried out by the mission of the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino per il Medio Oriente e l'Asia in Old Nisa (Mithradatkert), in what is now Turkmenistan,realized thanks to the contribution of... |
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Cartographical portal
 Centro Scavi has dedicated a particular
attention to the situation of ancient Babylon before and after the
last war, and has worked at a mapping of the archaeological area
based on the land data study through cartography, aerial photos and
satellite images, producing as a result thematic maps of the site. |
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