We thank the Director General, Orhan Düzgün, and his staff at the General Directorate of Cultural Resources and Museums for their support. We would particularly like to thank Melik Ayar and Serkan Atalay at the General Directorate for support and good advice. Thanks are also due to representative Şaban Kök, from Denizli Museum, for his helpfulness at all times. We extend our gratitude to the Acting Director of the Yozgat Museum, Hasan Şenyurt, and museum staff who offer continuous help and encouragement.
     We are most grateful to the Governor of Yozgat, Amir Çiçek, the Yozgat Director of Culture and Tourism, Bahri Akbulut, the District Governor of Sorgun, Ertuğrul Kılıç, the Yozgat Mayor Yusuf Başer and Sorgun Mayor Ahmet Şimşek, who, with their staff, continue to be extremely supportive and provide every possible encouragement and help to the project. Assistance from local organisations is most welcome and we wish to thank the Directors of the Yozgat Provincial Administration (İl Özel İdaresi), TEDAŞ, and Türk Telekom, and their staff for promptly attending any of the project's need.
     The Kerkenes project comes under the auspices of the British Institute at Ankara which provides facilities in Turkey and we thank the Director, Lutgarde Vandeput, for her support. Unfortunately the Kerkenes Project no longer qualifies for funding from the BIAA but we are particularly thankful to the BIAA for providing the geophysical survey equipment. There is a formal agreement with the Oriental Institute of Chicago University, with Scott Branting as Co-Director of the project. The Kerkenes Project is based in office space provided by the good offices of the Rector at METU and ongoing collaboration involves the Faculty of Architecture, TAÇDAM, the METU Museum, the Graduate Program in Settlement Archaeology, the Graduate Program in Archaeometry and the Department of Geological Engineering.
     The main sponsors in 2009 were the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, the Binks Trust Scotland and an anonymous donor. The US Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation was awarded to the Kerkenes Project for restoration at the Cappadocia Gate which will continue in 2010. Additional funding was received from the Archeocommunity Foundation, the Bernard and Innes Burrows Memorial Award of the Anglo-Turkish Society, the Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust and Toreador Turkey Ltd. A generous donation, in memory of the late James Hogarth CB FSA Scot., has been given for the production and printing of the Kerkenes News 2009. Contributions from Andante Travel and other visitors have been gratefully received.
     Research activities and work on publication of results which progress all year round at the Middle East Technical University are made possible by the generous donations, channelled through the METU Development Foundation, from Cimpor Yibitaş Yozgat Çimento, the Erdoğan Mustafa Akdağ Foundation and Yenigün. METU Computer Centre provides technical support and METU Press assists with publication. ESRI, İşlem GIS, Geoscan and John Haigh assist with software.
     Research and educational activities related to the Kerkenes Eco-Center were supported by funds from AKG Gazbeton, Archeocommunity Foundation, British Embassy, MESA and the UNDP-GEF Small Grant Program.
     We are deeply indebted to the Village of Şahmuratlı and to the Headman, Turan Baştürk, as well as his predecessor, Osman Muratdağı, for extending traditional Anatolian hospitality. Mehmet Erciyas, the Kerkenes Guard, has gone beyond the call of duty to assume his responsibilities in guarding the site and taking care of the project's premises. Finally to all the team, the house staff and workers from the village of Şahmuratlı, our heartfelt thanks. Little would have been achieved without their dedication, enthusiasm and hard work.