Vol. 53 / No. 1

By: Frank G. Matero and C. Brian Rose

Resurrecting Gordion: Preserving Turkey’s Phrygian Capital

Archaeology and heritage conservation have become important partners in the excavation, preservation, and display of archaeological sites around the world. […]

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Vol. 57 / No. 3

By: C. Brian Rose

The Next Decade at Gordion

Given the fact that fieldwork at Gordion has been ongoing for over six decades, it may seem surprising that so […]

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Vol. 57 / No. 3

By: Kathryn R. Morgan, C. Brian Rose, Sam Holzman and Patricia Kim

The Legacy of Phrygian Culture

The impact of Midas’ reign on the political configuration of Asia Minor is well known; less obvious is the impact […]

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Vol. 57 / No. 3

By: C. Brian Rose

Gordion and the Penn Museum

Like many great archaeological discoveries, the site of Gordion was encountered by accident. Engineers working on the construction of the […]

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Vol. 62 / No. 2

By: C. Brian Rose

Field Trip: A Penn Adventure in Turkey

IN THE SECOND WEEK of March 2020, during Penn’s Spring Break, my colleague Bridget Murnaghan and I took a group […]

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Vol. 63 / No. 3

By: C. Brian Rose

Repairing Damage Inflicted by the Persians 2,500 Years Ago: Summer 2021 Architectural Conservation Work at Gordion, Turkey

Fieldwork at Gordion in 2021 focused on architectural conservation, object conservation, and research for a wide variety of manuscripts dealing […]

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