Figure 1: Harald's experiments with electromagnetic conductivity entailed running backwards and forwards at constant speed over stony ground.

Geoffrey Summers
Françoise Summers
David Stronach

Translated by : Nilüfer Baturayoğlu

INTRODUCTION
The Iron Age city on the Kerkenes Dağ was, for the brief period of its existence, the most important city between the Kızılırmak and the Euphrates Rivers. Research in 2001 revealed levels of Anatolian culture in this foreign, probably Median, capital.

New initiatives in 2001 included the construction of a new finds depot and laboratory, which was completed before the arrival of the first snows. The geophysical experiments carried out by Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg were particularly outstanding. This success was especially gratifying since Harald is the great nephew of Hans Henning von der Osten who, with F. H. Blackburn, made the first ever map of the city's outlines in 1927.

Mr Musa Özcan made a move northwards and upwards from the Yozgat Museum to become Director of the Sinop Museum. This too was fitting because Herodotus located Pteria, the ancient name of Kerkenes, on a line due south of Sinop. Mr Özcan's 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 Kerkenes Project.

We are grateful to Dr Alpay Pasinli and his staff at the General Directorate of Monuments and Museums for the warmth of their support. Ertan Yılmaz from the Aydın Museum performed far more than his official duties as the Representative with an infectious good will combined with ever sound advice. 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.

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