In the 1950s, Ellen Lucile Kohler helped excavate the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordion in central Turkey.
Posted on 11/11/2008 4:52:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Ellen Lucile Kohler, 91, a key University of Pennsylvania archaeologist who excavated the site in central Turkey where artifacts of Alexander the Great and King Midas were found, died Monday at Bryn Mawr Terrace. She was a longtime resident of University City.
The Gordion archaeological project, which began in 1950, was one of Penn's most famous excavations, said Gareth Darbyshire of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. "Her death is the end of an era," he said.
Dr. Kohler was one of the last surviving members of the first team at the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordion in central Turkey. It is believed to be where Alexander the Great cut the legendary Gordian knot in the 4th century B.C., and was the seat of King Midas in the 8th century B.C...
Dr. Kohler devoted her life to this project. Nearly blind for the past several years, she worked at the Penn Museum until August with the aid of a magnifying light. She registered and conserved thousands of artifacts and organized tens of thousands of excavation reports, drawings and photos. She analyzed and published articles on the elite burial mounds found at the site.
Born in 1916 on a farm outside of Seattle, Dr. Kohler grew to be grand in stature - she was six feet tall - and intellect. After earning a bachelor's in 1938 and master's in 1942, both in Latin from the University of Washington, Dr. Kohler became interested in archaeology when she went on a dig at Cattle Point, San Juan Island, Wash.
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In the 1950s, Ellen Lucile Kohler helped excavate the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordion in central Turkey.
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It's an interesting site. She'll probably be included over the next few days.
Now there’s a lady who has seen a lot of history...
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