Despite ongoing fieldwork focusing on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic
periods of the Aegean, the eastern part of this region, especially western
Turkey, remains almost entirely unexplored in terms of early prehistory.
There is virtually no evidence from this area that can contribute to broader
research themes such as the dispersal of early hominins, the distribution of
Early Holocene foragers and early forager-farmer interactions. The primary
aim of the Karaburun Archaeological Survey Project is to address this
situation by collecting data from the eastern side of the Aegean Sea,
thereby contributing to the currently debated issues of Aegean and Eastern
Mediterranean prehistory.