In
2002, the tenth season of research, the geomagnetic survey of
the entire 2.5km2 of this
exceptionally large Iron Age capital on the Kerkenes Dag was
finished. This brought to a conclusion the remote sensing survey
in which various methods, including satellite imagery, balloon
photography, close contour GPS mapping and geophysical survey
have been used to reveal surface and sub-surface remains in
remarkable detail. Excavations at the Palace Complex revealed
architecture of quite unexpected sophistication and grandeur.
The location of a monumental gateway leading into the complex
was established and excavation at the very large Audience Hall
was resumed. In addition, a special building incorporating a
row of ashlar masonry with incised ‘mason marks’
was partially investigated. At the Cappadocia Gate a section
was cut across the entrance passage, the extent of the well
preserved walling at the back of the north-east tower was revealed
and a part of the stone glacis was repaired.
At the start of the season Museum Director Erol Özen facilitated
the transfer of study material from the Yozgat Museum to the
new Kerkenes Depot. We are also grateful to the General Directorate
of Monuments and Museums, and especially to Dr Alpay Pasinli
and Mr Aykut Özet for their help and advice as well as
for granting Excavation and Survey Permits. Much of the success
is due to Mr Mevlüt Üyümez of the Afyon Museum,
who returned as Representative after an absence of three years.
In November Geoffrey Summers was made an Associate Laureate
of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. This award will permit the
clearance, conservation and partial reconstruction of the Cappadocia
Gate.
Participants
Aysun
Akkaya
Çetin Alataş
Nurdan Atalan
Harun Aydın
Nahide Aydın
Ömür Bakırer
Özge Başağaç
Ülkü Bayer
Nilüfer B. Yöney
Scott Branting
Gary Burns
İbrahim Çalışır
Mehmet Çayırezmez
Alper Dinçer
Mehmet Ekmekçi
Mark Francis |
Nevin
Gezer
Evangelina Ioannidou
Christopher Kostman
Catherine Kuzucuoglu
Ertan Özcan
Catherine Painter
Kristina Pfeiffer
Isabelle Ruben
Gülnur Uçar
Mevlüt Üyümez
Judith Sellers
Noel Siver
David Stronach
Françoise Summers
Geoffrey Summers
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