GORDION and the PENN MUSEUM

Rose talks about the site of Gordion which was encountered by accident. Parts of the site and the surrounding monumental burial mounds, or tumuli, were subsequently dug by two German classicists, the Korre brothers, in 1900, and they identified the settlement as Gordion based on numerous ancient lit...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inExpedition Vol. 57; no. 3; p. 9
Main Author Rose, C Brian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, University Museum 01.12.2015
Subjects
Expeditions
Iron Age
Memorials & monuments
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Rose talks about the site of Gordion which was encountered by accident. Parts of the site and the surrounding monumental burial mounds, or tumuli, were subsequently dug by two German classicists, the Korre brothers, in 1900, and they identified the settlement as Gordion based on numerous ancient literary descriptions. The rulers of Gordion controlled a kingdom that encompassed much of what is now central Turkey during the Iron Age.
ISSN:0014-4738