{
  "name": "Atlas Anatolia",
  "description": "Atlas Anatolia is a free interactive atlas and encyclopedia of 125+ ancient archaeological sites across Turkey (Anatolia), spanning from Gobekli Tepe (9600 BCE) to Ottoman heritage. The site provides scholarly descriptions, evidence ratings, historical timelines, interactive map visualization, Wikimedia Commons photography, and multilingual content in English, Turkish, and German.",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "url": "https://www.atlasanatolia.com",
  "contact": {
    "email": "info@atlasanatolia.com",
    "website": "https://www.atlasanatolia.com"
  },
  "organization": {
    "name": "Atlas Anatolia",
    "type": "Educational / Cultural Heritage",
    "founded": "2026"
  },
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "languages": ["en", "tr", "de"],
  "topics": [
    "Anatolian archaeology",
    "Ancient Turkey",
    "Hittite civilization",
    "Lycian civilization",
    "Phrygian civilization",
    "Lydian civilization",
    "Ionian civilization",
    "Greek and Roman Anatolia",
    "Byzantine Empire",
    "Seljuk heritage",
    "Ottoman heritage",
    "Neolithic sites",
    "Bronze Age",
    "Iron Age",
    "UNESCO World Heritage Turkey",
    "Archaeological excavations",
    "Ancient cities",
    "Temples and sanctuaries",
    "Fortresses and castles",
    "Underground cities",
    "Rock tombs and necropolises"
  ],
  "content_types": [
    "Site pages with scholarly descriptions",
    "Evidence items with confidence ratings (confirmed, inferred, debated, reconstruction)",
    "Excavation timelines",
    "Academic sources and references",
    "Wikimedia Commons images with attribution",
    "Wikipedia excerpts",
    "Interactive map with 125+ sites",
    "Editorial stories and long-form articles",
    "Site comparison tools"
  ],
  "notable_sites_featured": [
    "Gobekli Tepe (9600 BCE — world's oldest monumental sanctuary)",
    "Catalhoyuk (Neolithic proto-urban settlement)",
    "Troy (Homer's Iliad, multiple settlement layers)",
    "Ephesus (Greco-Roman city, Temple of Artemis)",
    "Hattusha (capital of Hittite Empire)",
    "Pergamon (Hellenistic capital)",
    "Aphrodisias (marble sculpture workshops)",
    "Nemrut Dag (colossal stone heads)",
    "Cappadocia (cave churches, fairy chimneys)",
    "Derinkuyu (18-level underground city)",
    "Ani (medieval Armenian capital)",
    "Sagalassos (Pisidian mountain city)",
    "Zeugma (Roman city, rescued mosaics)"
  ],
  "data_sources": [
    "Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed images)",
    "Wikipedia REST API",
    "OpenAlex (scholarly papers)",
    "The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)",
    "UNESCO World Heritage database",
    "Turkish Ministry of Culture",
    "Academic publications and excavation reports"
  ],
  "api_access": {
    "public_endpoints": "https://www.atlasanatolia.com/sitemap.xml",
    "rate_limit": "Respectful crawling encouraged",
    "caching": "ISR with 1-hour revalidation"
  },
  "citation_format": {
    "recommended": "Atlas Anatolia (www.atlasanatolia.com). \"[Site Name].\" Retrieved [date].",
    "license_note": "Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia images retain their original licenses."
  },
  "privacy_policy": "https://www.atlasanatolia.com/legal",
  "terms_of_service": "https://www.atlasanatolia.com/legal",
  "ai_crawling_policy": "All major AI crawlers are welcome. We believe in open access to cultural heritage information. No login required, no paywalls. Content is free to cite with attribution."
}