Author Archives: KDW

Excavation of Coba Höyük, Sakçagöze, Turkey, 1908

Posted on March 18, 2011 by KDW

During in 1907 survey, John Garstang visit a series of artificial settlement mounds near the village of Sakje Geuzi (Sakçagöze, Turkey). The smallest of mounds, locally called Coba Höyük (written as ‘Jobba Eyuk’ by Garstang), was found to have carved … Continue reading →

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Sakçagöze Excavations: Mond’s Aerial Railway

Posted on March 3, 2011 by KDW

During the 1911 excavation at Sakçagöze in Turkey, John Garstang employed a contraption described as ‘Mond’s Aerial Railway’, named after Robert Mond, one of the funders of the excavation. At this date most of the expeditions carried out by the … Continue reading →

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Tara Clare: Internship report

Posted on January 18, 2011 by KDW

Here is a report by Tara Clare, one of the last interns working on the digital archive part of the project. Tara is interested in archaeology and wishes to pursue a career in the museum sector. She has an MA … Continue reading →

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Fay Riding: Internship Report

Posted on January 18, 2011 by KDW

Here is a report by Fay Riding, one of the last interns to work on the digital archive part of the project. Faye graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2010 and is trying to gain experience in archives before … Continue reading →

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Hittite Survey of Anatolia, 1907: Cilician Gates

Posted on January 6, 2011 by KDW

As well as examining archaeological sites relating to the Hittites, John Garstang was also interested in studying the geography of the regions in which they had once lived. During the survey they passed through the Cilician Gates (also known as … Continue reading →

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Hittite Survey of Anatolia, 1907: Yazılıkaya Rock Sanctuary

Posted on December 21, 2010 by KDW

The Hittite rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya (spelt Iasily Kaya by John Garstang) can be found about two miles east of the site of the Hittite capital of Hattusha. It is thought that the sanctuary, carved from a natural rock face, … Continue reading →

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Hittite Survey of Anatolia, 1907: Alaca Höyük

Posted on December 16, 2010 by KDW

During his survey of Hittite sites in Anatolia in 1907, John Garstang also visited a site called Alaca Höyük (spelt Eyuk by Garstang) which was being excavated by Turkish archaeologist, Theodor Makridi Bey at the time. The site was the … Continue reading →

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Hittite Survey of Anatolia, 1907: Hattusha

Posted on December 16, 2010 by KDW

During the 1907 survey of Hittites sites in Anatolia, John Garstang and his team visited the site of the Hittite capital of Hattusha near the modern Turkish settlement of Boğazköy (spelt ‘Boghaz Keui’ by Garstang). The team took photographs of … Continue reading →

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Process of Digitization

Posted on December 16, 2010 by KDW

To digitize the negatives and lantern slides covered by the project we used a digital camera suspended above an adjustable platform to hold the objects above a light box. The camera could easily be moved up or down to ensure … Continue reading →

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Laura Brown: Intership Report

Posted on December 8, 2010 by KDW

Here is a report by Laura Brown, who who was one of the fourth pair of interns to work on the digital archive part of the project. After graduating in history from Liverpool John Moores University in 2007, Laura has … Continue reading →

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