Sahmuratli Köy before an evening storm, from the expedition's headquarters

 

Geoffrey Summers writing up the day's notes on the balcony of the expedition headquarters in Sahmuratli Köy

 

 

Archaeology is fun:

 

 

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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