Italian Archaeological Mission in Old Nisa: Report of the 2008 Season

"From 19 August through 13 October 2008, a joint Italo-Turkmen expedition focused its attention on the southeast and southwest sectors of Old Nisa-Mithradatkart, until now never systematically surveyed and excavated. The mission was carried out by the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino (CST) in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Department for the Protection, Study and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Turkmenistan (NDPRT). "