Ongoing Research

During the winter of 1993/94 we intend to digitize the photographs, process the total station data and the geophysical data. It should then be possible to draw a plan of the whole site and more detailed plans of specific area within the site. We hope to be able to combine the results of the different methods used at the southern end of the site and we anticipate being able to present some of these results at the May Symposium.
Dates for sediments in the cores will be obtained through radio-carbon atomic mass spectrometer (C 14 AMS) dating of very small quantities of organic matter. One exciting possibility is that traces of ash from the fire that finally destroyed the city, around 547 BC, might be detectible in the cores.

Future Work

In the summer of 1994 it is intended that the survey will be continued. We hope to be able to do some or all of the following:
(1) further photography of individual buildings within the ancient city using the helium balloon;
(2) more planning with the total station;
(3) geophysical survey specifically designs to determine the functions of selected areas;
(4) taking a number of soil cores in order to determine the depth and nature of deposits;
(5) photography with the helium balloon of as many sites as possible within a 5km radius;
(6) photography with the helium balloon for the Yozgat museum;
(7)to put down a small number of very carefully sited sondages to aid interpretation of the geophysical evidence (in 1994 and/or 1995);
(8) checking drawings and photographs on the ground.