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  • An inscription with the name of the ancient city was found at the excavation site in Gordion, the capital of the Phrygians

    08/11/2022 9:53:24 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 11 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | 8 August 2022 | Oguz Kayra
    An inscription bearing the name of the ancient city was found at the excavation site in Gordion, the capital of the Phrygians.In 1900, a 3-month excavation was carried out in the ancient city, which was discovered by the brothers Alfred and Gustav Körte during the construction of the Berlin-Istanbul-Baghdad railway line in the Polatlı district of Ankara.Although the Körte brothers determined that the capital of the ancient city of Phrygian was Gordion, no information confirming this could be found so far.The excavations, which were restarted in 1950 after a long break, are now being carried out by the team led...