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Download or read book The Gordion Excavations, 1950-1973, Final Reports, Volume II written by Ellen L. Kohler and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1995-01-29 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the excavation report for 15 inhumation burials from the Phrygian site of Gordion in central Anatolia. These tombs, dating from the late eighth through the third quarter of the sixth century B.C., were excavated by The University Museum in 1950, 1951, 1955-1957, and 1969. The processes for internment through construction of tumulus are carefully detailed, followed by an analysis of associated finds. Chapters deal with a general overview of constructional methods, grave assemblages, and chronology. University Museum Monograph, 88