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To: SunkenCiv
***The GT site had a primary excavator, but he has alas passed. Since then the Turks have constructed a bunch of walkways for tourists. I'm *sure* the Turks made certain the foundation footers weren't put into new holes that just destroyed the rest of the site, aren't you?***

Sigh... I sort of lost interest when Klaus Schmidt died... even though I disagreed with some of his analysis, I respected his archaeological integrity. From what you say, I presume excavation has been curtailed or stopped; can't have loud mouthed New Yorkers / Americans stumbling over pristine artifacts in situ. Turkey is in need of new sources of revenue so tourism is more welcome.


There is still Nevalı Çori {9th and/or 10th millennium BC}; maybe the Turks have not upset it yet. They could rent it as housing to the Kurds...

57 posted on 10/08/2019 10:29:07 AM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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To: Bob Ireland

The part of the site he excavated is apparently a small fraction. Geophys technology suggests the site is spread out under quite a number of visible lumps, but none of these is likely to be excavated now, for another 40-50 years. It took something like 30 years for the dig at Catal Huyuk to resume.


60 posted on 10/08/2019 10:54:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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