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INTRODUCTION
The survey was carried out between
May 1 and May 9, 1998 during a brief and fortuitous spell of excellent
weather. Funds for the survey were provided through a Supplementary
Grant from the BIAA. A mobile Garmin GPS 45 Personal Navigator unit
was kindly made available by Cominco Madencilik Sanayi A.S. The work
was done under the terms of the 1998 Permit for the Kerkenes Dag Project
and I would like to thank Professor, Dr Ender Varinoglü and his staff
at the Department of Monuments and Museums, the Turkish Ministry of
Culture, for issuing the Permit in time for the survey to take place.
Special thanks are due to Mr Musa Özcan, Director of the Yozgat Museum,
for freely sharing his knowledge of the region, to Mr Mevlüt Üyümez,
from Afyon Museum, who was our enthusiastic representative, to Mr Ahmet
Koçak, Belediye Baskan of Aydincik for giving up a day to take us to
monuments with the Aydincik Ilce which involved a strenuous 2 hour walk
back from a castle in the dark, to Mr Mustafa Duma, Headmaster of Eymir
Lise, for taking us to site around Eymir and to the various villagers
who offered hospitality and local knowledge. Participants in the field
were: Geoffrey Summers, Christine Perrier (geologist) and Nahide Aydin
(archaeologist). Post survey analysis is continuing with additional
help from Françoise Summers and Deniz Kutay.
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