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Last updated: July 2026

Welcome to Atlas Anatolia (“the Site”), accessible at atlasanatolia.com. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Purpose

Atlas Anatolia is an educational and cultural heritage platform that provides information about major archaeological sites of the ancient world across every continent. The content is intended for educational, research, and personal use.

2. Content & Accuracy

We strive to provide accurate and well-sourced information. However, archaeological knowledge evolves, and we make no warranty that all content is complete, current, or error-free. Our content clearly distinguishes between established facts, scholarly inferences, and debated interpretations.

Content on this site should not be used as a sole academic source. We encourage users to consult the original sources cited on each site page.

3. Intellectual Property & Licenses

The Atlas Anatolia name, logo, and site design are the property of Atlas Anatolia. They may not be used as a trademark or to imply endorsement without written permission.

Original editorial text on this Site (site pages, stories, and related copy we write) is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence. You may share and adapt that text with attribution and share-alike.

Photographs and other media are generally sourced from Wikimedia Commons, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0), and similar open-license repositories. Each reproduced image is credited to its author (or source) and used under the applicable licence shown with the credit — commonly CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0, or Public Domain. Local copies hosted on atlasanatolia.com are redistributions of those works; attribution and licence notices appear under in-article images, beside hero photography where available, and in this Legal notice for programmatic context.

Quotations in editorial content are attributed to their authors or clearly marked as paraphrases / editorial summaries. Scripture and classical extracts are cited with book or work where applicable. Evidence labels (Confirmed, Inferred, Debated) are interpretive aids, not legal or academic warranties.

4. Third-Party Content

The Site integrates or references content from third-party sources including Wikipedia, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sketchfab, Europeana, OpenAlex, Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap, and map tile providers. Those materials remain subject to their own terms and licences. We are not responsible for the accuracy or continuous availability of third-party content.

5. User Conduct

You agree not to: (a) use the Site for any unlawful purpose; (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site’s systems; (c) scrape, crawl, or harvest personal data or overwhelm the Site in a way that impairs service (bulk reuse of our CC BY-SA editorial text remains subject to that licence); (d) interfere with the Site’s operation or other users’ experience.

6. Limitation of Liability

Atlas Anatolia is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use or inability to use the Site. This includes, but is not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

7. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of any changes.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

Atlas Anatolia respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

Email addresses: If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We do not collect any other personal information.

Cookies: We use minimal cookies to store your language preference and theme choice (light/dark mode). These are functional cookies that do not track you across websites.

Analytics: We use PerchLens and Rybbit for aggregate traffic statistics, and Microsoft Clarity for on-site heatmaps and session replay to improve usability. These tools help us understand how the Site is used; we do not use Google Analytics, and we do not sell advertising based on your browsing. Analytics scripts load only on the production site (not on local or preview environments). Form fields that may contain personal data (such as newsletter email) are masked in Clarity recordings.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Email addresses are used only to send the Atlas Anatolia monthly newsletter (at most one email per month, plus a one-time confirmation email when you subscribe).
  • We never sell, rent, share, or trade your email address with any third party.
  • Cookies are used solely to remember your preferences (language, theme).

3. Data Retention

We retain your email address only for as long as you remain subscribed. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email, or by contacting us at

4. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to any personal data we hold about you
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Unsubscribe from communications at any time
  • Request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at

5. Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page.

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