Kerkenes

Kerkenes

Kerkenes (or Kerkenes Dağ) is the largest pre-Hellenistic site from the Anatolian Plateau (Turkey) – 7 km (4 mi) of strong stone defenses, pierced by seven gates, that enclose 2.5 km² (1.0 sq mi). It is located about 200 km (120 mi) east from Ankara (35.06E, 39.75N), between the towns of Yozgat (W) and Sorgun (E). The city was apparently a planned urban space, was only briefly occupied and is extremely large. This has suggested to some (Summers 1997) that the city was an imperial foundation of non-local peoples. Although its historical context remains unclear, Phrygian remains have been found. The archaeological survey shows that the city was burned, destroyed, and abandoned.

The site also contains a Byzantine castle.

Archaeological works

* 1903 – J. C. C. Anderson
* 1926–1927 – H. H. von der Osten and F. H. Blackburn - they made a map of the city defences
* 1927 – E. Forrer (hittitologist)
* 1929 – Erich Schmidt

The new, international Kerkenes Project has started in 1993, directed by the British archaeologist Geoffrey Summers and his Mauritian wife Francoise Summers, both from Middle East Technical University (Ankara). Current fieldwork is ongoing.

Geoffrey Summers has identified the site with the city of Pteria mentioned by Herodotus, who describes the city as being destroyed by the Lydian king Croesus around the year 547 B.C. This identification is currently disputed among various scholars.

ee also

* Alişar
* Gordium
* Hattusa

References

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title =The identification of the Iron Age City on Kerkenes Dag in Central Anatolia
journal = The Journal of Near Eastern Studies
volume =56
issue =2
pages =81–94
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date =1997
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External links

* [http://www.kerkenes.metu.edu.tr Kerkenes Project Official Site]
* [http://www.adventurecorps.com/chronicles/2002turkey/ Turkey Expedition, Kerkenes Archaeological Project]
* [http://web.arch.ox.ac.uk/archatlas/Near%20&%20Middle%20East/Kerkenes/Kerkenes.htm Satelital images of the site]
* [http://www.ajaonline.org/archive/105.3/pdfs/AJA1053.pdf#greaves American Journal of Archaeology - Archaeology in Turkey 1997-1999 (pdf, heavy)]
* [http://www.ajaonline.org/index.php?ptype=content&aid=102 American Journal of Archaeology - Archaeology in Turkey 2000]


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