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1996 will see completion of the city plan. It is anticipated that permission will be granted to clean Schmidt's 1928 test trenches and for limited new soundings. The aims are:

1. To test results of geophysical survey in order to interpret fully the maps.
2. Confirmation of dating by dendrochronology.
3. To address the problem of seasonality by analysing organic samples.
4. To determine the function of particular areas.
5. To solve outstanding architectural problems.

Publications
An interim report appears in Anatolian Studies XLV (1995), a further report is being prepared for Anatolian Studies XLVI (1996) and a paper on the identification has been accepted for JNES.