The Italian Archaeological Mission began at the Karkemish site in southern Turkey with an opening ceremony attended by Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Scarante. Under the guidance of Prof. Nicolo’ Marchetti of the University of Bologna, the project aims to further probe the Hittite city of Karkemish, one of the most important of the entire Middle East region located in an extraordinary natural setting along the banks of the Euphrates River near Syria. Read more, in Italian.