The article presenting the methodological and archaeological results of the four-year fieldwork conducted within the scope of the BAFPAL project has been published in the 6th issue of the Turkish Journal of Archaeological Sciences.

In the study authored by Berkay Dinçer, the application and results of the random systematic sampling method—a novel approach for Palaeolithic archaeology in Türkiye—are shared. As a result of the investigations carried out at a total of 73 observation points, 11 new find spots dating back to the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic periods were identified in the region.

One of the most striking findings of the article is the Middle Palaeolithic data obtained from observation point I10, which has been archaeometrically dated to 119,600 ± 17,900 years ago. This result serves as a critical reference for the chronology of Western Anatolia. Furthermore, the study focuses not only on the presence of finds but also on "absence data," revealing the archaeological potential of the region in an unbiased manner.

You can access this comprehensive publication, where we discuss the adaptability and scalability of our method across the entire country, on the journal's website or in the publications section of the official BAFPAL page.

• Dinçer, B. (2026). Rastgele Sistematik Örnekleme ile Paleolitik Buluntu Yerleri Tespit Edilebilir mi? Batı Afyonkarahisar Paleolitik Çağ Yüzey Araştırması [Can Palaeolithic Sites Be Identified with Random Systematic Sampling? The West Afyonkarahisar Palaeolithic Survey]. Turkish Journal of Archaeological Sciences, (6), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.63167/TJAS.2026.7
• Paleolitik Yüzey Araştırmalarında Rasgele Sistematik Örneklem: BAFPAL https://paleoberkay.blogspot.com/2026/02/paleolitik-yuzey-arastrmalarnda-rasgele.html?spref=tw