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Of Outstanding Value to Humanity
Authors: C. Brian Rose and Gareth Darbyshire
In September 2023, Gordion, Türki̇ye, capital of ancient Phrygia, became the first site to be deemed “Of outstanding value to humanity” and inscribed on the world heritage list by UNESCO while under active excavation by the Penn Museum.
In 1950, the Penn Museum began excavating at the ancient Phrygian site of Gordion in West Central Türki̇ye, approximately 65 miles southwest of Ankara.
Led by Penn professor Rodney S. Young, the project has systematically revealed an imposing city that controlled the Phrygian kingdom, and it has been conducted under the auspices of the Penn Museum for nearly 75 years. Gordion has proven itself to be one of the most important excavation projects in the region, revealing evidence for habitation at the site that spans more than four millennia, from ca. 2400 BCE to 1400 CE.
Current Issue
Gordion
World Heritage Site
Summer 2024
Vol. 66 No. 1
In This Issue:
- Tourists from Tikal: An Interview with Alejandro Puga
- Submarine Film Emerges
- Rebuilding Traditions after War in Georgia
- Lasers in the Tomb
- Excursion to Toniná
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