Luwian Studies
Luwian Studies is a foundation based in Zürich, Switzerland. The Foundation aims to support and initiate new research projects in the field of archaeology and philology of ancient western Anatolia, in particular during the Late Bronze Age. Western Anatolia was, at that point in time, home to groups of people who spoke Luwian; a language that is of Indo-European stock. The Foundation is governed by its Board, which currently includes Eberhard Zangger, Matthias Örtle, Ivo Hajnal, Jorrit Kelder, and Jeffrey Spier. It is registered with the Handelsregisterambt of the Canton Zürich, under entry number CHE-364.060.070.
Luwian Studies has supported various recent fieldwork projects in Turkey, including The Konya Regional Archaeological Survey Project and the Hacıkebir Höyük Intensive Survey, as well as various academic studies on topics such as scribal and writing traditions in western Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age. Its founder and Chair of the Board, Eberhard Zangger, at the same time, has recently published a number of papers on the role of astronomical knowledge in Late Bronze Age Anatolia, focusing on the Hittite sanctuary at Yazilikaya.
