CONCLUSIONS

Completion of non-intrusive survey through a combination of remote sensing techniques in the next few seasons of field work will reveal a plan of the Iron Age city in remarkable detail. Analyses of the plan will lead towards a greater understanding of the urban dynamics of this important site and will make possible some assessment of its role in the development of urban design in Anatolia and beyond.

Clearance of monumental structures both provides important architectural and cultural information and also greatly enhances the potential that the site affords for tourism.

Fuller understanding of the city and its significance will, however, only be revealed by a precise program of excavation that will elucidate questions concerning the functions of various architectural forms, reveal aspects of the rich cultural and artistic background, provide evidence relevant to study of trade and the ancient economy and, finally, yield evidence pertinent to research on the environmental impact that the foundation of the city had on the surrounding landscape.
   

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