The archaeology of Midas and the Phrygians : recent work at Gordion / edited by Lisa Kealhofer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kealhofer, Lisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gordion (Extinct city).

Phrygia.

Turkey--Antiquities.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a succinct and readable account of recent research at Gordion, the ancient capital of Phrygia, long one of the key sites for understanding Iron Age Anatolia. The regional survey at Gordion has involved a range of interdisciplinary studies-archaeological, environmental, and ethnoarchaeological-to produce an unusually comprehensive understanding of how the landscape evolved, the patterns of settlement during the rise and fall of the Phrygian state, and its environmental constraints.With a history of excavation of over a century, Gordion has yielded a vast store of material culture, some of which is spectacular. The Midas tumulus, the architecture of the Phrygian citadel, and the artifacts from several decades of excavations present unique challenges and solutions for conservation methodology. Analyses of these artifacts are providing new insights into the political and economic relationships of this region, particularly from the Early Iron Age to the Roman period. Presenting current work at Gordion contributes to the broader understanding of archaeology across the region and around the world.

Contents:

Recent work at Gordion / Lisa Kealhofer

Excavations, history, and dating at Gordion

Gordion: exploration over a century / G. Kenneth Sams

Old problems and new solutions: recent excavations at Gordion / Mary Voigt

Greek pottery and Gordion chronology / Keith DeVries

Reconstructing the Roman-period town at Gordion / Andrew Goldman

Interpreting the finds from Gordion

Textile production at Gordion and the Phrygian economy / Brendan Burke

A decorated roof at Gordion: what tiles are revealing about the Phrygian past / Matt Glendinning

Glass vessels from Gordion: trade and influence along the royal road / Janet Jones

A preliminary report on the human skeletal material from Gordion's lower town area / Page Selinsky

The local potter's craft at Phrygian Gordion / Robert C. Henrickson

Gordion in its regional context

Settlement and land use: the Gordion regional survey / Lisa Kealhofer

Ceramic compositional analysis and the Phrygian sanctuary at Dümrek / Peter Grave, Lisa Kealhofer, and David ben Marsh

Physical geography, land use, and human impact at Gordion / David ben Marsh

Ethnographic lessons for past agro-pastoral systems in the Sakarya-Porsuk valleys / Ayşe Gürsan Salzmann

Conserving Gordion and its artifacts

Conservation and environmental monitoring of the tomb chamber of Gordion's tumulus MM / Richard Liebhart and Jessica S. Johnson

Recent conservation research: soluble salts in Gordion ceramics / Julie Unruh and Jessica S. Johnson

Architectural conservation at Gordion / Mark Goodman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-21247-1

9786613212474

1-934536-24-5

OCLC:

607460376