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I now show the pictures of the museum at the Gordion site, with pictures from the tumulus across the road, which contains the grave chamber, the content of which is on display in the Ankara museum of Anatolian Civilizations. I then moved on to the former capital of the Phrygian people, themselves mainly dwelling in houses cut from the rock, but their capital has some proper buildings, the function of which is hard to fathom unless you are an archaeologist. <br><br>The Wikipedia has: "Gordium (Greek: Γόρδιον, Górdion; Turkish: Gordiyon) was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about 70–80 km southwest of Ankara (capital of Turkey), in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district. The site was excavated by Gustav and Alfred Körte in 1900 and then by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, under the direction of Rodney S. Young, between 1950 and 1973. Excavations have continued at the site under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum with an international team.<br><br>Gordium lies where the ancient road between Lydia and Assyria/Babylonia crossed the Sangarius river."<br><br>On 18 September 2023 it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  </DIV> <DIV class="thumbnails"> <table width="100%"><tr><td align=left><a href="/dosseman/gordion&page=1" class="prev_link" title="← on keyboard">previous page</a></td><td align=center>pages <A HREF="/dosseman/gordion&page=1">1</A> <b>2</b> <A HREF="/dosseman/gordion&page=all">ALL</A> </td><td align=right>next page</td></tr></table> <CENTER> <TABLE border=0 cellpadding=15 width="75%" cellspacing=15> <TR valign=middle> <TD align=center class="thumbnail"><A HREF="https://pbase.com/dosseman/image/144509878" class="thumbnail"><IMG class=thumbnail src="https://a4.pbase.com/g4/28/410728/3/144509878.hgwQ2lsU.jpg" WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=39 border=0 alt="Gordion Panorama 11062012_0917.jpg" loading="lazy" ></A><br><font size=3>Gordion Panorama 11062012_0917.jpg</font></TD> <TD align=center class="thumbnail"><A HREF="https://pbase.com/dosseman/image/144509880" class="thumbnail"><IMG class=thumbnail src="https://a4.pbase.com/g4/28/410728/3/144509880.izRsXqsQ.jpg" WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=43 border=0 alt="Gordion Panorama 11062012_0921.jpg" loading="lazy" ></A><br><font size=3>Gordion Panorama 11062012_0921.jpg</font></TD> </TR></TABLE> </CENTER> <table width="100%"><tr><td align=left><a href="/dosseman/gordion&page=1" class="prev_link" title="← on keyboard">previous page</a></td><td align=center>pages <A HREF="/dosseman/gordion&page=1">1</A> <b>2</b> <A HREF="/dosseman/gordion&page=all">ALL</A> </td><td align=right>next page</td></tr></table> </DIV> <DIV class="gallery_comments">  <br> <table border=0 cellspacing = 0 cellpadding=2 width="95%" align=center > <tr> <td colspan=2> <a href="/dosseman/gordion&gcmd=add_comment" rel="nofollow" id="leave_comment">comment</a> | <span id="socialSharing"> <a id="share" href="#" url="https://pbase.com/dosseman/gordion" rel="nofollow">share</a> <span id="socialSharingButtons" switch="off" style="display: none;"></span> </span> </td> </tr> </table>  <div id="commententry" style="display:none;"> <FORM name="add_comment" action="/dosseman/gordion" method="POST" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td colspan=2>Type your message and click Add Comment</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 class="message_body"> <textarea name="message" rows="6" cols="90"></textarea> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2><span class="small"> It is best to <a href="/login">login</a> or <a href="/register">register</a> first but you may post as a guest.<br> Enter an optional name and contact email address. <span style="display:none;">Name <input type="text" name="comtitle" size=12 maxlength=24></span> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2> Name <input type="text" name="guest_name" size=24 maxlength=32> Email <input type="text" name="guest_email" size=32 maxlength=64> </td></tr> <tr><td> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Add Comment"> <a href="/help/comments">help</a> </td> <td nowrap align="right"> <input type="checkbox" name="private_flag" value="Y"> <span class="small">private comment</span> </td> </tr> </table> <input type="hidden" name="code" value="3"> <input type="hidden" name="id" value="6936475"> <input type="hidden" name="key" value="aacIE0ersqk2cJ0NjZsWkbeM"> </FORM> </div> <div id="commentlist"> <div class="comment"><table class="comment" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="table-layout:fixed;"><tr class="head"><td style="width:40%; word-wrap:break-word;" class="from">Chris </td><td style="word-wrap:normal;" class="commands"></td><td align="right" style="width:20%; word-wrap:normal;" class="date">08-Aug-2012 20:15</td></tr><tr class="body"><td colspan="3" style="display:table-cell;" class="message_body">Greek province, tombs seem to be from the Bronze Age, Mycenaean</td></tr></table></div> </div> </DIV> <DIV class="gallery_hitcounts"> <font size=small><i>click on thumbnails for full image</i></font></DIV> </DIV> <script src="https://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-5216703-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> <script src="https://ap1.pbase.com/js/social.js"></script> </body> </html>