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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are grateful to Dr Alpay Pasinli
and his staff at the General Directorate of Monuments and Museums for
the warmth of their support, to Mr Ertan Yilmaz of the Aydin Museum
who undertook his role as Representative with enthusiasm and friendship,
and to Mr Hüseyin Önal, Governor of Yozgat; Ms Selime Dogan, Yozgat
Director of Culture; Mr Mustafa Dündar, Sorgun District Governor and
Mr Yilmaz Kiliçarslan, Mayor of Sorgun for their continuing support.
Yozgat Rural Services (Köy Hizmetleri) upgraded the village road thus
facilitating access to the site.
Excavations in earlier seasons at Kerkenes were carried out in collaboration
with Mr Musa Özcan, Director of the Yozgat Museum, to whom the excavation
permit was issued. In 2001 Mr Özcan made a move northwards to become
Director of the Sinop Museum. His departure brings to an end eight years
of extremely fruitful and productive collaboration, and we wish him
every success and happiness in his new post. Mr Erol Özen has taken
up his appointment as Director of the Yozgat Museum and has already
manifested his enthusiasm for the project.
The Kerkenes Project is officially sponsored by the British Institute
of Archaeology at Ankara and operates from a Project Room provided by
the Faculty of Architecture at METU. Yibitaş Lafarge continues to be
a major sponsor of the project year-round through the METU Development
Foundation. The METU Computer Centre hosts the Kerkenes web page and
provides technical support. In addition to grants from the BIAA and
the National Geographic Society, generous support was received from
the University of California at Berkeley and the Stahl Fund, Raymond
and Beverly Sackler, The Joukowsky Family Foundation and The Charlotte
Bonham-Carter Trust. The Faculty of Architecture at METU provided a
research grant for GIS studies that was co-ordinated by Prof. Ömür Bakirer
and Mr Refik Toksöz contributed expertise in 3D modelling.
Awards and contributions in kind towards construction of the new storage
and laboratory building were gratefully received from Yibitas Yozgat
Çimento, Lafarge Aslan Çimento, Sorgun Belediyesi, Onduline, Çimentas,
ODE, MNG Holding, Dogan Kum, MESA, Sunay Mühendislik, Yagan Ticaret
and anonymous donors. Thanks to the Ankara Hilton, British Embassy,
Nurol Holding, Sheraton Ankara and Yozgat Galata Hotel, the expedition
house and research facilities have been comfortably furnished. GEOSCAN,
ESRI, ERDAS and Islem GIS assist with software. Sponsors contributing
to our current publication program and other aspects of the project
include Bell Helicopter-Textron, Kavmar, METU Press, Sokkia-Seza, Soylu
Aviation and Yenigün. Assistance is also provided by the Geological
Engineering Department and GGIT (Geodetic and Geographic Information
Technologies) at METU, the Hydrogeology Department at Hacettepe University,
Royal Color and ARTI.
The team of Project staff and students retained its international flavour
in 2001. The results demonstrate the dedication and enthusiasm with
which the team, including that essential element of men employed from
the village, have participated throughout the year.
The complete list of Project sponsors and participants from the first,
1993, season can be found on our web page:
http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwkerk/
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