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Title

Excavations at the Palatial Complex / by Geoffrey D. Summers ; with contributions by Susanne Berndt, Ahmet Çinici, Yilmaz Selim Erdal, Evangelia Pişkin, Noël Siver, and Françoise Summers ; introduction by Nicholas D. Cahill ; summary translated into Turkish by Güzin Eren.

Author

Summers, G. D. (Geoffrey D.)

Publication

• Chicago, Illinois : The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2022.
• ©2022

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Additional Authors

• Berndt-Ersöz, Susanne
• Çinici, Ahmet
• Erdal, Yılmaz Selim
• Pişkin, Evangelia
• Siver, Noël
• Summers, Françoise
• Cahill, Nicholas
• Eren, Güzin
• Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications (Firm), sponsor.

Description

xlvii, 239 pages, 241 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans (some color); 31 cm.

Summary

"The city on the Kerkenes Dag in the high plateau of central Turkey was a new Iron Age capital, very probably Pteria. Founded in the later seventh century BC, the city was put to the torch in the mid-sixth century and then abandoned. Excavations at what we have identified as the Palatial Complex were conducted between 1999 and 2005. The stone glacis supporting the Fortified Structure at the eastern end of the complex was revealed in its entirety while the greater portion of the Monumental Entrance was uncovered. Portions of buildings within the complex were also excavated, notably one-half of the heavily burned Ashlar Building, one corner of the Audience Hall, and parts of other structures. This volume documents as fully as possible the results of those excavations with the exception of sculpture, some bearing Paleo-Phrygian inscription, already published (OIP 135). The location of the complex, its development from foundation to destruction, and its architecture are discussed and illustrated. Within the Monumental Entrance were extraordinary, unexpected, semi-iconic stone idols, and other embellishments that include stone blocks with bolsters, bases for large freestanding wooden columns, and stone plinths. Extensive use was made of iron in combination with timber-framed façades and large double-leafed doors. Objects of gold, silver, copper alloys, and iron attest to former splendor. Organization of the volume is roughly chronological, beginning with the Fortified Structure, and concluding with the Monumental Entrance. Presentation of material culture is organized with an emphasis on context."--

Series Statement

• Kerkenes final reports ; 2
• Oriental Institute publications, 0069-3367 ; volume 148

Uniform Title

• Kerkenes final reports ; 2.
• University of Chicago Oriental Institute publications ; v. 148.

Subject

• Kerkenes Dağ Project
• Excavations (Archaeology) > Turkey > Yozgat Region (Yozgat İli)
• Antiquities
• Civilization
• Excavations (Archaeology)
• Yozgat Region (Yozgat İli, Turkey) > Antiquities
• Phrygia > Civilization
• Asia > Phrygia

Note

• "The research and compilation of the manuscript for this final publication were made possible through a generous grant from The Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications"--title page.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xlvii).

Language (note)

• English with Turkish summary.

Contents

Chapter 1. Background : remote sensing, excavation strategies, methods, and notation / Françoise Summers and Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 2. The fortified structure of A / Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 3. Structures B, D, C, and E; the northern wall of the complex and the trench across the street / Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 4. The audience hall / Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 5. The Ashlar building / Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 6. Visual reconstructions of the audience hall and the Ashlar building / Ahmet Çinici and Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 7. The monumental entrance / Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 8. The finds / Geoffrey D. Summers and Noël Siver -- Chapter 9. Pot marks and graffiti on pottery at Kerkenes Dağ / Susanne Berndt -- Chapter 10. Animal bones from the palatian complex / Evangelia Pişkin -- Chapter 11. The Byzantine period / Yılmaz Selim Erdal and Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 12. Concluding remarks / Geoffrey D. Summers -- Chapter 13. Turkish summary = Türkçe özet / Çeviren Güzin Eren.

Call Number

JFG 24-87

ISBN

• 1614910790
• 9781614910794
• 9781614910800 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022944830

OCLC

1356224197

Author

Summers, G. D. (Geoffrey D.), author.

Title

Excavations at the Palatial Complex / by Geoffrey D. Summers ; with contributions by Susanne Berndt, Ahmet Çinici, Yilmaz Selim Erdal, Evangelia Pişkin, Noël Siver, and Françoise Summers ; introduction by Nicholas D. Cahill ; summary translated into Turkish by Güzin Eren.

Publisher

Chicago, Illinois : The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Kerkenes final reports ; 2

Oriental Institute publications, 0069-3367 ; volume 148

Kerkenes final reports ; 2.

University of Chicago Oriental Institute publications ; v. 148.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xlvii).

Language

English with Turkish summary.

Added Author

Berndt-Ersöz, Susanne, author.

Çinici, Ahmet, author.

Erdal, Yılmaz Selim, author.

Pişkin, Evangelia, author.

Siver, Noël, author.

Summers, Françoise, author.

Cahill, Nicholas, writer of introduction.

Eren, Güzin, translator.

Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications (Firm), sponsor.

Other Form:

Online version: Summers, G. D. (Geoffrey D.). Excavations at the Palatial Complex. Chicago : The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2022 (OCoLC)1381484407

Research Call Number

JFG 24-87