{
  "name": "Atlas Anatolia",
  "alternate_names": ["Atlas of the Ancient World", "Global Archaeological Atlas"],
  "description": "Despite the historical brand name, Atlas Anatolia is a GLOBAL atlas — a free interactive encyclopedia of 200+ major archaeological sites covering every inhabited continent (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania) and the full range from the Paleolithic through the early modern era. Anatolian sites are one region among many, alongside the Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, Petra, Persepolis, Pompeii, Chichén Itzá, the Terracotta Army, Borobudur, Great Zimbabwe, and many more. The site provides scholarly descriptions, evidence ratings, historical timelines, an interactive world map, Wikimedia Commons photography, and multilingual content in English, Turkish, and German.",
  "scope": "global",
  "area_served": "Worldwide",
  "version": "0.4.0",
  "url": "https://atlasanatolia.com",
  "contact": {
    "email": "info@atlasanatolia.com",
    "website": "https://atlasanatolia.com"
  },
  "organization": {
    "name": "Atlas Anatolia",
    "type": "Educational / Cultural Heritage",
    "founded": "2024"
  },
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "languages": ["en", "tr", "de"],
  "sitemap": "https://atlasanatolia.com/sitemap.xml",
  "topics": [
    "Ancient world archaeology",
    "World heritage sites",
    "Ancient Egypt",
    "Ancient Greece",
    "Ancient Rome",
    "Mesopotamia",
    "Persian Empire",
    "Indus Valley civilization",
    "Ancient China",
    "Khmer / Angkor",
    "Maya civilization",
    "Inca Empire",
    "Aztec / Mexica",
    "Olmec",
    "Anatolian civilizations",
    "Neolithic monuments",
    "Bronze Age",
    "Iron Age",
    "Classical antiquity",
    "Hellenistic period",
    "Late antiquity",
    "Megalithic Europe",
    "Sub-Saharan African archaeology",
    "Polynesian archaeology",
    "UNESCO World Heritage Sites"
  ],
  "content_types": [
    "Site pages with scholarly descriptions and geo coordinates",
    "Evidence items with confidence ratings (confirmed, inferred, debated, reconstruction)",
    "Excavation timelines",
    "Key facts and historical context",
    "Academic sources and references",
    "Wikimedia Commons images with attribution",
    "Wikipedia excerpts with citations",
    "Interactive world map with 200+ global sites",
    "Editorial stories and long-form articles",
    "Site comparison tools",
    "Filterable by continent, era, civilization, and date range"
  ],
  "data_sources": [
    "Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed images)",
    "Wikipedia REST API",
    "OpenAlex (peer-reviewed scholarly papers)",
    "The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0 open-access collection)",
    "UNESCO World Heritage database",
    "National museum and ministry-of-culture publications",
    "Academic excavation reports"
  ],
  "coverage": {
    "total_sites": 204,
    "geographic_scope": "Worldwide / Global — every inhabited continent",
    "continents": ["Africa", "Asia", "Europe", "North America", "South America", "Oceania"],
    "date_range": "~10000 BCE to 1500 CE",
    "notable_sites": [
      "Pyramids of Giza", "Stonehenge", "Machu Picchu", "Angkor Wat",
      "Petra", "Persepolis", "Pompeii", "Chichen Itza", "Teotihuacan",
      "Terracotta Army", "Göbekli Tepe", "Parthenon", "Colosseum",
      "Great Zimbabwe", "Tikal", "Borobudur", "Knossos", "Troy"
    ]
  },
  "api_access": {
    "public_endpoints": "https://atlasanatolia.com/sitemap.xml",
    "structured_data": "JSON-LD on every page (Schema.org TouristAttraction, Article, Dataset, ItemList)",
    "rate_limit": "Respectful crawling encouraged",
    "caching": "ISR with 1-hour revalidation"
  },
  "citation_format": {
    "recommended": "Atlas Anatolia (atlasanatolia.com). \"[Page Title].\" Retrieved [date]. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.",
    "license_note": "Textual content available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia images retain their original CC licenses with individual attribution."
  },
  "privacy_policy": "https://atlasanatolia.com/legal",
  "terms_of_service": "https://atlasanatolia.com/legal",
  "ai_crawling_policy": "All major AI crawlers are explicitly welcome — see robots.txt. Atlas Anatolia believes in open access to cultural heritage information. No login required, no paywalls, no tracking. Content is free to cite with attribution under CC BY-SA 4.0."
}