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PU-Mu. 1163

Creator(s)
DeVries, Keith, 1937-2006
Kohler, Ellen L., 1916-2008
Sams, G. Kenneth (Gilbert Kenneth)
Young, Rodney S. (Rodney Stuart), 1907-1974
Date(s)
[inclusive] 1947-2008
Call Number
PU-Mu. 1163
Physical Description
Extent: 7.0 Linear feet
Language(s)
eng

The Gordion Project collection documents the University of Pennsylvania survey and excavation of the ancient site of Gordion in central Turkey from 1947 until 2008. Collection series include excavation and conservation records under the authority of project directors Rodney S. Young (1950-1974), Keith R. DeVries (1975-1987) and G. Kenneth Sams (1988-2008) as well as fundraising and publication records during this period. Significant gaps and omissions in documentation occur after about 1990. The textual records are followed by photographs from the excavation site taken mostly between 1950 and 1975. Additional graphic material and field notebooks remain to be added to this collection.

The Gordion Project records of the University of Pennsylvania document the excavation, study and resulting published research from the site of the ancient city of Gordion in central Turkey from 1947 to the present; however, the bulk of records in this collection ends in about 2004.

Gordion is best known as the ancient capital of the Phrygians, whose legendary King Midas of the ‘golden touch’ probably reigned from 740 to about 690 BC, and had significant cultural and political ties with both Greece and Assyria. A later notable reference to Gordion is the cutting of the Gordian knot by Alexander the Great in 334 BC. The Phrygians themselves migrated into Anatolia probably after 1000 BC from the region around Thrace, and were at least linguistically related to the ancient Greeks. Phrygia is also renowned as the origin of the cult of Cybele, as well as a source of distinctive textiles, musical invention, and later source of slaves for the Roman Empire.

The site of Gordion, about 70 kilometers southwest of Ankara, is the present site known as Yassihöyük (‘flat-topped mound’ in Turkish) beside the Sakarya River. The site has been inhabited since at least 2,500 BC, and occupied later successively by Hittites, Phrygians, Persians, Greeks, Celts (Galatians), Romans, and Turks, but it is the Phrygian period (c.950-330 BC) and especially the Middle Phrygian (c. 800-540 BC) that mostly concerned early excavators until about 1988. The Gordion site was discovered in 1893 and later excavated during one season in 1900 by German archaeologists Alfred and Gustav Körte, but thereafter remained inactive. The Rodney S. Young series of documents begins in 1947 with reconnaissance to locate a suitable site for archaeological excavation by Young and project director John F. Daniel. After Daniel’s death in December of 1948, Young became and remained project director from 1948 through 1974. Young also served as field director of the site during all but three of the 17 seasons that were undertaken in this period. G. Roger Edwards was field director in 1958 and 1962, and Keith R. DeVries in 1974.

The Young excavation focused almost exclusively on the Middle Phrygian period. During this phase the western citadel mound was excavated down to the destruction level. Young also excavated 30 tumulus mound graves, notably among them the ‘Midas’ mound (MMT) and tumulus P, a child’s grave. The ‘Midas’ tomb, which includes the largest wooden structure remaining from antiquity, was excavated in 1957, and arguably ranks as one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th Century. The tomb was early recognized to be not that of Midas himself, but another Phrygian royal, probably Midas’ father Gordias, who was buried in about 740 BC. Some excavation was also conducted in outlying areas, but study focused on the citadel and nearby tumuli. Several megarons with mosaic floors, a series of terrace buildings (likely a textile producing complex), and fortification walls were exposed.

After Young’s death in 1974, Keith R. DeVries became project director from 1975 until 1987. This period did not include any new excavation, but conservation and restoration work were conducted on both large structures and found objects. A notable undertaking was the furniture conservation project begun in 1981 and conducted from 1983 to 2000 by Elizabeth Simpson, who restored the wooden furniture and other wooden objects found in the ‘Midas’ tomb and elsewhere. The DeVries period also saw the beginning of publication of the Gordion Excavations Final Reports and Special Studies, as well as fundraising efforts undertaken largely to support this publication.

G. Kenneth Sams became project director in 1988, assisted by field director Mary M. Voigt. New excavations were again undertaken, this time in areas that had little or no attention during the Young period, including Hellenistic and Celtic (Galatian) levels. A regional survey by Lisa Kealhofer studied the surrounding Phrygian countryside. This period also saw the increased use of scientific techniques applied to prior and new discoveries, notably in geomorphology, paleobotany, and dendrochronology. This research was largely responsible for a revision of the stratigraphic sequences resulting in the ‘new chronology,’ which readjusted the destruction level from a date of about 700 BC closer to 800 BC. It should be noted here that because the documentation in this collection is not thorough after about 1990, much of this excavation and research is not reflected in the Sams series of documents. Problems of documentation are discussed in more detail in the scope and contents note of each series.

For further study of both the archaeological history of the site and the history and culture of the Phrygians, an excellent source is the Digital Gordion site of the University of Pennsylvania Museum at http://sites.museum.upenn.edu/gordion A fairly recent survey of the history of the project can be found in Sams, G.K. 2005. “Gordion: Exploration over a Century,” in The Archaeology of Midas and the Phrygians. Recent Work at Gordion, ed. L. Kealhofer, Philadelphia, pp. 10-21.

The textual records of the Gordion Project contain correspondence, administrative documents, research, fundraising and publication from 1947 to 2008 under the project directorship of Rodney S. Young (1950-1974), Keith R. DeVries (1975-1987), and G. Kenneth Sams (1988-2008). The records were created on site at Gordion, Turkey, and at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Documentation is largely from three sources: the Gordion Archives collection, the Keith R. DeVries papers, and the papers of Ellen L. Kohler, who served as registrar at Gordion since 1950, and was subsequently involved in research and the administration of fundraising and publication projects. There are significant gaps and omissions in the record prior to 1974, and especially after 1990. These are further explained in the scope and content note of each series. These series include the directorships of Rodney S. Young, Keith R. DeVries, G. Kenneth Sams, subject series extending over several directorships, fundraising and publications. A photograph series follows which includes documentation of mostly from 1950 to 1975. Field notebooks and additional graphic material remain to be fully processed.

Publication Information: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives, 2014

Finding Aid Author:

Use Restrictions: Although many items from the archives are in the public domain, copyright may be retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. The user is fully responsible for compliance with relevant copyright law.

See also the Keith R. DeVries papers and the Ellen L. Kohler papers.

Form(s)/Genre(s)

  • Card catalogs
  • Correspondence
  • Faculty papers
  • Field notes
  • Photographs

Geographic Name(s)

  • Gordion (Extinct city)

Personal Name(s)

  • Brixhe, Claude
  • Daniel, J. F. (John Franklin), 1910-1948
  • DeVries, Keith, 1937-2006
  • Dyson, Robert H., 1927-
  • Edwards, G. Roger, 1914-2009
  • Kohler, Ellen L., 1916-2008
  • Kuniholm, Peter I.
  • Payne, Sebastian, b. 1945
  • Rainey, Froelich, Director of the University Museum
  • Ralph, Elizabeth K., 1911-2000
  • Sams, G. Kenneth (Gilbert Kenneth)
  • Simpson, Elizabeth, b.1947
  • Voigt, Mary M., b.1939
  • Young, Rodney S. (Rodney Stuart), 1907-1974

Subject(s)

  • Antiquities
  • Archaeology--Burials
  • Radiocarbon dating

The Gordion Project textual records consist of material originally held by the Gordion Archives, as well as recent acquisitions from the papers of Keith R. DeVries and Ellen L. Kohler. Original organization, where apparent, was followed as much as possible. Significant gaps and omissions are discussed in the series notes.

Collections Inventory

Rodney S. Young (inclusive: 1947-1975)

Scope and Contents note

The Rodney S. Young series includes documentation originally held by the Gordion Archives relating to the project from 1947 to 1975, starting with the administration and oversight of John F. Daniel from 1947 until Daniel's death in December 1948, and thereafter under Project Director Young until his death in 1974. Young also served as Field Director, with the exception of the 1958 and 1962 campaigns, directed by G. Roger Edwards, and the 1974 campaign, directed by Keith R. DeVries. A limited research campaign was undertaken in 1968 by G. Kenneth Sams, but there is no documentation. Most of the records pertaining the 1974 campaign are held in the Keith R. DeVries series which follows. When no campaign or a limited campaign was undertaken, there is generally no documentation extant. This includes the years 1952, 1954, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972. Furthermore, documentation between 1969 and 1973 is limited. Files by campaign year are arranged chronologically under correspondence, including both general and administrative, and then by administrative documentation, usually reports and finances. Additional administrative and subject files follow the files listed by campaign year. These files deal with topics such as permits, equipment, and special research topics. Arrangent of both correspondence and administrative records is chronological as in the original Gordion Archives collection. Some subject series (coin hoards, 'Midas' skull, etc.) that extend over several directorships, are placed after the G. Kenneth Sams series that ends in 2008.

Correspondence - Daniel, John F. 1947Box 1
Correspondence - Daniel, John F. 1948Box 1
Administrative 1948Box 1
Correspondence 1949Box 1
Administrative 1949Box 1
Correspondence 1950Box 1
Administrative 1950Box 1
Correspondence 1951Box 1
Administrative 1951Box 1
Correspondence 1952-1953Box 1
Collection Loan 1952-1953Box 1
Administrative 1953Box 1
Correspondence 1955Box 1
Administrative 1955Box 1
Correspondence 1956Box 1
Administrative 1956Box 1
Correspondence 1957Box 1
Administrative 1957Box 1
Correspondence - Edwards, G. Roger 1958Box 1
Gordion Exhibition-Correspondence 1958-1959Box 1
Gordion Exhibition-Administrative 1958Box 1
Correspondence 1959Box 2
Correspondence 1961Box 2
Correspondence-Edwards, G. Roger 1962Box 2
Administrative-Edwards, G. Roger 1962Box 2
Correspondence 1963Box 2
Correspondence 1964-1965Box 2
Correspondence 1967Box 2
Administrative 1967Box 2
Correspondence 1969-1973Box 2
Administrative 1973Box 2
Correspondence 1974Box 2
Young, Rodney S.-Death 1974-1975Box 2
Permits and Applications 1948-1974Box 2
Ford Foundation Traineeships 1969, 1973Box 2
Accounts 1950-1973Box 2
Equipment 1949-1974Box 2
Customs and Insurance 1948-1961Box 2
Magnetometry Profiles-Ralph, Elizabeth K. 1965Box 2
Tumulus MM Model 1965Box 2
Architectural Terracottas- Akerstrom, Ake 1953-1969Box 2
Inscriptions 1957-1973Box 2
Metalwork 1957-1973Box 2
Pottery-Johnson, Robert H. 1966-1971Box 2

Keith R. DeVries (inclusive: 1973-1987)

Scope and Contents note

The Keith R. DeVries series consists of documentation originally contained in the Devries papers and includes project records from 1973-1987. During this period DeVries served in 1974 as Field Director of the Gordion Project under Rodney S. Young, and subsequently after Young's death as Project Director from 1975 through 1987. During this phase there was essentially no new excavation at the Gordion site, but research and conservation was undertaken. Although there was officially no campaign in 1984, there was research activity conducted in Turkey. Large-scale fundraising campaigns and publication projects also began after 1974; these project records are held in separate series within this collection. The Keith R. DeVries series represents the most complete documentation within the Gordion Project records. Files are arranged by campaign year. General correspondence is arranged by correspondent, and includes general and scholarly communication with DeVries. Administrative correspondence and applications include communication with Turkish officials and Penn Museum administration, and is arranged chronologically, as are most subject files. Many documents in this section are in Turkish and are not translated. Applications include brief biographical information for all official team members, as well as statements of research intent. Reports and financial records follow correspondence. Subject files of limited time span such as conservation concerns are inserted separately under campaign year. Subject files of ongoing concern that span several directorships, such as furniture conservation, are arranged as separate series after the G. Kenneth Sams series.

General Correspondence 1973Box 3
General Correspondence 1974Box 3
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1974Box 3
Reports and Finances 1974Box 3
General Correspondence 1975Box 3
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1975Box 3
Reports 1975Box 3
Finances 1975Box 3
General Correspondence 1976Box 3
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1976Box 3
Finances 1976Box 3
Gordion Museum Thefts 1976-1979Box 2
General Correspondence 1977Box 3
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1977Box 3
Reports 1977Box 3
Finances 1977Box 3
Dendrochronology-Kuniholm, Peter I. 1977Box 3
General Correspondence 1978Box 3
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1978Box 3
Reports and Finances 1978Box 3
General Correspondence 1979Box 3
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1979Box 3
Reports and Finances 1979Box 3
Mosaic Conservation 1979Box 3
General Correspondence 1980Box 4
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1980Box 4
Reports and Finances 1980Box 4
General Correspondence 1981Box 4
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1981Box 4
Reports and Finances 1981Box 4
Conservation Proposals 1981Box 4
Radiocarbon Dates-Ralph, Elizabeth K. 1981Box 4
General Correspondence 1982Box 4
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1982Box 4
Reports and Finances 1982Box 4
General Correspondence 1983Box 4
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1983Box 4
Reports and Finances 1983Box 4
Zooarchaeology-Payne, Sebastian 1983-1984Box 4
Conservation-'Midas' Tomb and Structures 1983, 1985Box 5
Conservation-Bronze Objects 1983-1985Box 4
General Correspondence 1984Box 4
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1984Box 4
Reports and Finances 1984Box 4
General Correspondence 1985Box 5
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1985Box 5
Reports and Finances 1985Box 5
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1985Box 5
General Correspondence 1986Box 5
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1986Box 5
Reports and Finances 1986Box 5
Ostrich Egg Shell 1986Box 5
Conservation-Large Structures 1986-1987Box 5
General Correspondence 1987Box 5
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1987Box 5
Reports 1987Box 5
Finances 1987Box 5
Correspondence-UndatedBox 5

G. Kenneth Sams (inclusive: 1988-2008)

Scope and Contents note

The G. Kenneth Sams series includes Gordion Project records under the directorship of Sams from 1988 until 2008. During this period, Sams served as Project Director until 2006 when he was joined by Co-director C. Brian Rose, although there are no Rose documents in this series or collection. During this period the Director of Excavations at the Gordion site, which recommenced in 1988, was Mary M. Voigt, although her title and responsibilities vary, and excavation oversight after 1997 is uncertain from these records. The documents in this series have been gathered almost exclusively from the papers of former director Keith R. DeVries. Significant gaps and omissions in the record occur throughout, especially after 1990. General correspondence, filed by correspondent, is poor. Reports are probably sufficient to reconstruct a general history of the project. Some subjects, sych as Gordion furniture reconstruction (1981-2000) and the new chronology (1999-2006), are filed in separate series following this one.

General Correspondence 1988-1989Box 5
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1988Box 5
Reports 1988Box 5
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1989Box 5
Reports 1989Box 5
General Correspondence 1990-1994Box 6
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1990Box 6
Reports 1990Box 6
Administrative Correspondence and Applications 1992Box 6
AIA Colloquium: "New Views of Ancient Gordion" 1992Box 6
Reports 1993Box 6
General Correspondence 1995-1999Box 6
DeVries/Brixhe Correspondence 1995-2003Box 6
Report: "Fieldwork at Gordion: 1993-1995" 1995Box 6
Reports 1996Box 6
Reports 1997-1998Box 6
Conservation-'Midas' Tomb and Tumulus 1999Box 6
General Correspondence 2000-2005Box 6
Reports 2001Box 6
Conservation-'Midas' Tomb and Tumulus 2001-2002Box 6
Reports 2002Box 6
Reports 2003-2004Box 6
Reports-"Report on a New Inscription..." 2008Box 6

Coin Hoards (inclusive: 1950-1999)

Scope and Contents note

Series contains correspondence, inventories and desrciptions of several coin hoards forund at Gordion beginning in 1950. Coins are mostly Hellenistic and later. Much of the early research was conducted by Dorothy Hannah Cox. An inventory by Kenneth W. Harl in 1998-1999 describes coins found between 1950-1973 and held in the Ankara Museum.

Correspondence 1950-1970Box 7
Catalogues 1950-1963Box 7
Inventory-Harl, Kenneth W. 1998-1999Box 7
Index Cards (n.d.)Box 7
Photographs and Drawings (n.d.)Box 7

Skeletons and Burials (inclusive: 1955-1998)

Scope and Contents note

Series contains correspondence, research notes, inventories and drawings of skeletal remains and burials from 1954 to 1989. Much of the research was conducted by Drs. Muzaffer Senurek and Berna Alpagut, Division of Palaeoanthropology at the University of Ankara. The series also includes correspondence, reports, photographs and newspaper clippings concerning the study and reconstruction of the 'Midas' skull undertaken by Dr. A.J.N.W. Prag, Keeper of Archaeology at the Manchester Museum (U.K.) in 1988.

Correspondence 1954-1998Box 7
Inventories and Plans 1950-1984Box 7
'Midas' Skull and Skeleton 1977-1989Box 7

Horse Trappings/Tumulus P Quadriga (bulk: Bulk, 1962-1982) (inclusive: 1962-1993)

Scope and Contents note

This short series concerns study undertaken mostly by Dr. Ellen L. Kohler into the condition of horse trappings in use in Phrygia at the time of the construction of Tumulus P, a child's burial, which contained a small toy quadriga. Much of the correspondence is with a Mrs. V.S. Littauer, Hillside Farm, Long Island (N.Y.) Research from this study was included in the first of the Gordion publications, The Great Early Tumuli (1981). Original drawings, probably by Dr. Kohler, included.

Correspondence and Drawings 1965-1982, 1993Box 7

Plant Remains (inclusive: 1974-2003)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports of analysis of plant remains taken from Gordion 1974 through 1994. Research conducted by Gordan Hillman (1974-1987), Department of Plant Science, University of Cardiff (U.K.), Mark Nesbitt (1989), British Institute of Archaeology, Ankara, reports by Naomi Miller and John M. Marston, both of the University of Pennsylvania. This series does not include analysis of botanical samples after 1999 as part of the Gordion chronology revision.

Correspondence 1974-1989Box 7
Report 1989Box 7
Report 2003Box 7

Furniture Conservation (inclusive: 1981-2000)

Scope and Contents note

Series includes correspondence and reports of the Gordion furniture conservation project from 1982 to 2000. The objects concerned are limited to wooden furniture found chiefly in the 'Midas' tomb, especially the 'pagoda' table, but also include objects from other tumuli. Early research was conducted by wood conservationist Robert Payton, British Institute of Archaeology, Ankara (1982-1984), and since 1983 by Elizabeth Simpson of the University of Pennsylvania, later assisted by Krysia Spirdowicz, Queen's University, Ontario.

Correspondence and Finances 1981-1988Box 8
Reports 1982-1985Box 8
Reports 1986-1989Box 8
Reports 1990-1991Box 8
Reports 1992-1993Box 8
Reports 1994-1995Box 8
Reports 1996-1997Box 8
Reports 1998, 2000Box 8

New Chronology (inclusive: 1999-2006)

Scope and Contents note

The new chronology series includes correspondence and research from 1999 to 2006 among several Gordion scholars toward a revision of the chronology in use since the early excavations of Rodney S. Young. This revision moved the destruction period from ca. 700 BC to ca. 800 BC, and resulted in a complete revision of the historical and stratigraphic sequence. Principal contributors to this revision include Mary M. Voigt, G. Kenneth Sams, Keith R. DeVries, Lynn Roller, and Peter I. Kuniholm. Radiocarbon analysis and related research was conducted at Cornell University and the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften. Initial publication of these findings was at the Anatolian Iran Ages conference, Van, Turkey in 2001, and complete findings appeared in the Gordion Special Studies publication "The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion" (2011).

General Correspondence 1999-2005Box 8
Botanical Samples 2000-2006Box 8
Dendrochronology 2001-2005Box 8
'Midas' Tomb and Tumulus 2001-2004Box 8
Reports and Combined Analysis 2001-2005Box 8
Sequence Revision Worksheets 2001-2005Box 8

Fundraising (inclusive: 1965-2001)

Scope and Contents note

This series includes documents related to fundraising from 1965 to 2001. A large portion of the files are devoted to NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) proposals and subsequent tracking of funds and project development. Most of these NEH grants relate to research and publication of the early volumes in the Gorgion Excavations Final Reports, and therefore provide good documentation of the development of this project. It should be noted that NEH grant proposal IV failed, resulting in appeals for funding from other sources. The Rodney S. Young Memorial Fund was created in 1975 to organize funds intended for publication; it's name was later changed to the Gordion Publications Fund. A significant fundraising effort from 1992-1993 was the Gordion Preservation Project, which included an attempt to create a foundation in Turkey for the support of the Gordion Project, and a major fundraising event at Gordion, "Dinner Under the Stars," held on July 10, 1993. Much of the correspondence in these files was created by David L. Nelson, Director of Development. Various other fundraising appeals, both to foundations and individual donors are included, as well as a file relating to foundation requests of individuals conducting research relating to Gordion. These individual grant applications are often limited to brief descriptions and recommendations. The bulk of this series was created from the papers of Ellen L. Kohler, who, as Executive Director of Gordion Publications from 1977-1987, and editor of the final reports, was in a critical position to collect and preserve these documnents.

Individual Donors - Greenewalt, Crawford H. 1965-1983, 1987Box 9
NEH Proposal I - "Gordion Project Phase II: Research" 1975-1980Box 9
Rodney S. Young Memorial Fund/Gordion Publications Fund 1975-1982Box 9
Individual Donors 1977Box 9
NEH Proposal II - (continuation) 1979-1981Box 9
Miscellaneous Foundation Requests 1980-1981Box 9
NEH Proposal III - (continuation) 1980-1982Box 9
American Companies in Turkey/Fresco Conservation 1980-1983, 1985Box 9
Individual Donors 1980-1985Box 9
NEH Proposal IV - (continuation) 1981-1982 (1 of 2)Box 9
NEH Proposal IV - (continuation) 1981-1982 (2 of 2)Box 9
Fleischmann Foundation 1981-1984Box 9
Miscellaneous Fundraising Appeals 1982-1983Box 9
NEH Proposal V - "Gordion Publications: Volume II" 1982-1984Box 9
NEH Proposal VI - "Gordion Publications: Gunter and Roller" 1983-1985Box 10
NEH Proposal VII - "Gordion Publications: Sams Volume" 1984Box 10
Museum Funds 1985-1986Box 10
NEH Proposal VIII - "New Excavations at Gordion, Turkey" 1987-1992 (1 of 2)Box 10
NEH Proposal VIII - "New Excavations at Gordion, Turkey" 1987-1992 (2 of 2)Box 10
Institute for Aegean Prehistory Proposal 1987Box 10
Gordion Preservation Project - Foundation for Gordion Excavations 1992-1993Box 10
Gordion Preservation Project - "Dinner Under the Stars" Event 1992-1993 (1 of 2)Box 10
Gordion Preservation Project - "Dinner Under the Stars" Event 1992-1993 (2 of 2)Box 10
National Geographic Society Grant - "Excavation and Regional Site Survey..." 1994Box 10
NEH Grant - "Gordion, 700-350 BC: Political and Economic Change..." 1998Box 10
Grant Applications of Individuals 1975-2001

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Gordion Archives (inclusive: 1985-2002)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and administrative documents relating to the formal establishment of the Gordion Archives at the University of Pennsylvania from 1988 to 2002, under the supervision of Ellen L. Kohler. Correspondence includes research requests to the archives, and also details of archival management. Correspondence relating to photography projects requested from the archives is included in cases where research interest warranted. Most of the holdings of the Gordion Archives are being incorporated into this collection of Gordion Project records.

Correspondence 1988-1990Box 8
Correspondence 1991-2002Box 8
Photography Projects 1987-2001Box 8

Publications (inclusive: 1975-2006)

Scope and Contents note

The publications series contains documents concerning all publications relating to the Gordion Project from 1975 to 2006. These documents have been gathered almost exclusively from the papers of Ellen L. Kohler and Keith R. DeVries. Since Dr. Kohler served as Executive Editor of Gordion Publications from 1977 to 1987, as well as initial editor or the Gordion Excavations Final Reports, documentation in this period tends to be well represented.

The papers read at the Rodney S. Young Memorial Symposium, held in 1975 after the death of Young in 1974, were published in 1980 as a Festschrift: "From Athens to Gordion." Symposium and Festschrift documents derive from the DeVries papers. Correspondence and authors files derive from the Kohler papers and maintain as closely as possible the original arrangement of Dr. Kohler. Correspondence, filed chronologically, represents general communications regarding Gordion publications with Kohler, as well as some administrative matters concerning the project. It should be noted that files were not maintained separately for each publication in the project, as publication progressed over numerous years and correspondence normally touches on several topics. A better understanding of the process of publication of the final reports might be obtained from reviewing the NEH grant proposal material related to these publications in the fundraising series of this collection, and in some cases the publications themselves.

Authors files contain mostly correspondence between Kohler and various contributors to the publications project, as well as material concerning individual publications relating to Gordion. Many of these files are sparce, and researchers should search the entire Gordion Project records for complete documentation relating to a particular scholar (e.g. Claude Brixhe correspondence is scattered throughout the series, by campaign year in the DeVries series, and as a separate file in the Sams series.)

Administrative files relate to details of publication as well as publications office staff. Gordion slide sets refer to a collection of slides maintained for publication. Although some documents relate also to the Gordion Archives in its early stages, all of the slide set material is gathered in this series.

Rodney Stuart Young Memorial Symposium - Presenters 1975Box 10
RSY Memorial Symposium - Invitations 1975Box 10
RSY Memorial Symposium - Event 1975Box 10
RSY Memorial Symposium - Festschrift - "From Athens to Gordion" 1974-1980Box 10
Correspondence 1975-1976Box 11
Correspondence 1977-1978Box 11
Correspondence 1979-1980Box 11
Correspondence 1981-1982Box 11
Correspondence 1983-1989Box 11
Correspondence 1990-2005Box 11
Authors - Anderson, Gunlog 1979-1991Box 11
Authors - Blanchette, Robert A. 1991-1993Box 11
Authors - Brixhe, Claude 1980-1989Box 11
Authors - Burke, Brendan 1996-1998Box 11
Authors - Canby, Jeanny V. 1980-1984Box 11
Authors - Caner, Ertugrul 1980-1985Box 11
Authors - Cummer, W.W. 1981, 1984, 1997Box 11
Authors - Dandoy, Jerry 1996Box 11
Authors - DeVries, Keith R. 2000-2001Box 11
Authors - Devries, Keith R. - "Archaeology of Anatolia: an Encyclopedia" 1991Box 11
Authors - DeVries, Keith R. - "Atlas" Magazine Articles 2005-2006Box 11
Authors - DeVries, Keith R. - "The Nearly Other" 1999Box 11
Authors - DeVries, Keith R. - The Throne of Midas? - Talk 2001-2004Box 11
Authors - Ebbinghaus, Susanne 1995Box 11
Authors - Glendinning, Matthew 1993-1995Box 11
Authors - Goldman, Andrew 1994-2002Box 11
Authors - Greenewalt, Crawford H. 1984Box 11
Authors - Gunter, Ann C. 1979-1990Box 11
Authors - Henrickson, Robert 1999Box 11
Authors - Johnson, Jessica S. 1994-1996Box 11
Authors - Jones, Janet D. 1991-1998Box 11
Authors - Kohler, Ellen L. - "Gordion: a Light-Hearted History of the 'Old Dig' 1950-1973" 2000-2001Box 12
Authors - Kohler, Ellen L. - Phrygian Miniature Animal Carving - Talk 1959-1961Box 12
Authors - Kohler, Ellen L. - "A Sotades Rhyton from Gordion" 1974?Box 12
Authors - Kuniholm, Peter I. 1981-2006Box 12
Authors - Liebhart, Richard F. 1992-1996Box 12
Authors - McGovern, Patrick 1999-2002Box 12
Authors - McClellan, Joanna 1964-1987Box 12
Authors - Mechem, Leslie C. 1984Box 12
Authors - Megaw, J.V.S. - "Founders of Civilisation: Anatolia" 1960Box 12
Authors - Mellink, Machteld J. - "A Hittite Cemetery at Gordion" 1952Box 2
Authors - Muscarella, Oscar 1998-2003Box 12
Authors - Oliver, Andrew 1980-1985Box 12
Authors - Payne, Sebastian 1981-2002Box 12
Authors - Porada, Edith 1955, 1980-1998Box 12
Authors - Roller, Lynn 1981-1997Box 12
Authors - Romano, Irene Bald 1979-1985Box 12
Authors - Sams, G. Kenneth 1977-2001Box 12
Authors - Simpson, Elizabeth 1980-2001Box 12
Authors - Slane, Kathleen Warner 1981Box 12
Authors - Voigt, Mary M. 1998-2000Box 12
Authors - Voigt, Mary M. - "Encyclopedia of Near Eastern Archaeology" 1995Box 12
Authors - Webb, V.E.S. 1981Box 12
Authors - Williams, Hector 1980-1998Box 12
Authors - Winter, Frederick A. 1980-1990Box 12
Administrative - Annual Notes to Authors 1980-1984Box 12
Administrative - Personnel 1980-1984Box 12
Administrative - Gordion Slide Sets 1959, 1969, 1985, 1987Box 12

Photographs (bulk: Bulk, 1950-1975) (inclusive: 1950-1993)

Scope and Contents note

The photograph series includes photographic documentation of the Gordion excavation from 1950 to 1975, as well as miscellaneous photographs of various subjects from 1977 to 1993. The series is divided into a chronological series coded GB (Gordion Big) from 1950 to 1965, and a series following coded GO (Gordion Outside) [verify meaning of photographic codes] arranged at least partly by subject/field location from 1950-1975. It appears that several photographs from the GB section have been relabeled and moved to the GO section. Most of the photographs in both of these sections are exterior shots of the excavation in progress, significant finds in situ, including burials with skeletal remains and burial objects, and the 'Midas' tomb interior (GB 1957). Many images are in duplicate in both large and small format. Number indications on file labels indicate a range of items included; there is not always a photograph present for each number in a range, and some file ranges appear to have 'missing' runs, but may in fact be complete. [statement regarding photographic finging aid/index/catalog necessary to locate photographs] These two sections are followed by a folder of miscellaneous photographs taken 1977-1992, and another of wooden artifcts taken 1989 and 1993. Additional graphic material remains to be processed and added to this series.

GB 1950: 1-196Box 13
GB 1952: 1-8Box 13
GB 1953: 1-50Box 13
GB 1953: 51-85Box 13
GB 1955: 1-130Box 13
GB 1955: 131-220Box 13
GB 1955: 221-273Box 13
GB 1956: 1-21Box 13
GB 1956: 22-104Box 13
GB 1956: 105-167Box 13
GB 1957: 1-67Box 13
GB 1957: 68-310Box 13
GB 1957: 311-545 and Misc.Box 13
GB 1959: 1-37Box 13
GB 1959: 38-80Box 13
GB 1959: 81-112Box 13
GB 1961: 1-65Box 13
GB 1962: 51Box 13
GB 1963: 82-123Box 13
GB 1965: 35-87Box 13
GB 1977-1992: Misc.Box 13
Wooden Artifacts 1989, 1993Box 13
GO: 1-79Box 14
GO: 80-149Box 14
GO: 150-300Box 14
GO: 301-705Box 14
GO: 706-795Box 14
GO: 796-850Box 14
GO: 851-1140Box 14
GO: 1141-1220Box 14
GO: 1221-1300Box 14
GO: 1301-1480Box 14
GO: 1481-1860Box 14
GO: 1861-3540Box 14
GO: 3341-3620Box 14
GO: 3621-3680Box 14
GO: 3681-3794Box 15
GO: 3795-3900Box 15
GO: 3901-3970Box 15
GO: 3971-4030Box 15
GO: 4031-4199Box 15
GO: 4200-4310Box 15
GO: 4311-4350Box 15
GO: 4351-4450Box 15
GO: 4451-4570Box 15
GO: 4571-4640Box 15
GO: 4641-4670Box 15
GO: 4671-4800Box 15
GO: 4801-4880Box 15
GO: 4881-4900Box 16
GO: 4901-4940Box 16
GO: 4941-5186Box 16
GO: 5187-5820Box 16
GO: 5821-6360Box 16
GO: 6361-6580Box 16
GO: 6581-6720Box 16
GO: 6721-6680Box 16
GO: 6681-6830Box 16
GO: 6831-6920Box 16
GO: 6921-6985Box 16
GO: 6986-7030Box 16
GO: 7031-7210Box 16
GO: 7211-7650Box 16
GO: 7651-7670Box 16
GO: 7671-7910Box 16

Gordion Field Notebooks (inclusive: 1950-1988)

Scope and Contents note

The Gordion Field Notebooks and Finds series consist of 182 bound volumes originally numbered consecutively and chronologically beginning in 1950. They have since been separated into notebook and finds series for the benefit of researchers, but it is not difficult to reconstruct the original sequence.

The field notebooks are compilations of notes taken during excavation by one or more excavators. They cover the directorships of Rodney S. Young and Keith R Devries, 1950-1988, although little actual excavation work was performed after 1973. Volumes 169, 173, 175 (missing), and 182 record the entire period from 1974 to 1988.

The descriptions at the field notebook level are taken directly from the original Gordion Notebook List in the Kohler files, with only slight modifications. The authors of each book are noted in parentheses. A few names are abbreviated (RSY- Rodney S. Young, GRE- G. Robert Edwards, MJM- Machteld J. Mellink, EK- Ellen Kohler, ML- Mabel Lang). Abbreviations of excavation topics are common throughout (e.g. SET- southeast trench, CM- city mound, KH- Kucuk Huyuk mound). Single letter abbreviations usually refer to individual tumuli. These can easily be determined by examining the notebooks. Many notebooks included inserts in the form of plans, sketches and notes, usually in the pocket part of each volume. Notes in the text sometimes refer the researcher to these pocket parts. All of these inserts have been moved to a collection of Field Notebook Inserts, located either in volume 18 at the end of this series, or in oversize storage. The researcher must refer to the list of inserts listed at the end of the field notebook series to determine if there is any material for the volume being consulted. Insert files contain one or more inserts. Most of these inserts are a mix of text and graphic material (drawings, plans). Where there is any graphic material at all, this is indicated as the instance type for the file. If there is text only, that will be the type. Significant text and graphic materials together are listed as mixed materials.

1. Tumuli A, B, E (RSY, GRE) 1950Box 1
2. CM-SET (RSY) 1950Box 1
3. Tumuli C, G; CM-SWT (Gallagher) 1950Box 1
4. Tumulus D; CM-ST (Wilson, Fleischmann) 1950-51Box 1
5. CM-NCT (MJM) 1950-51Box 1
6. CM-SET (RSY) 1950Box 1
7. CM-SWT (Gallagher) 1950Box 1
8. CM-ST (Wilson) 1950Box 1
9. Tumuli E, H,; CM-SET-W ( Lang, Vorys) 1950-51Box 1
10. CM-NCT (MJM) 1950-51Box 1
14. Tumuli J, K, M; CM-ET (Cox, Lang, Gallagher, RSY) 1951Box 1
15. Tumuli E, K, M (RSY, MJM) 1951-52Box 1
16. Tumuli F, S-1 (Gallagher) 1951Box 1
17. Tumulus I, CM-ET-N (Fleischmann) 1951Box 1
18. CM-SET-N (RSY) 1951Box 2
19. CM-NCT-S, Tumuli S-1,2,3 (Gallagher) 1951Box 2
20. CM-SET-N (RSY) 1951Box 2
21. CM-SET-NW, ET-C2 (GRE, Fleischmann) 1951Box 2
22. CM, trenches over Bldg. A. (Hillen, GRE) 1951Box 2
23. CM-NCT-S, Tumulus J, NCT-A1, A2, A3 (Gallagher, Alexander) 1951Box 2
24. KH (MJM) 1951Box 2
25. CM-SET-N (RSY) 1951Box 2
26. Tumulus H, Cem. MT, CM-SET-W (Vorys, MJM) 1951-52Box 2
27. CM-City Wall Cuts 1-5, NE Lapp, Cuts, Gate Bldg. (Cox, RSY) 1951-52Box 2
30. CM-trench over S end of Bldg. A (McFadden, RSY) 1952Box 2
31. CM-trenches over Bldg. A, Mosaic Bldg. (RSY) 1952Box 2
33. Tumulus H cemetery, TTN, CCT (MJM) 1952-53Box 3
35. CM-Bldg A (RSY) 1952Box 3
37. CM-Gate Bldg, Kran Harman (RSY) 1953Box 3
38. CM-ET-O1, O2, O3 (Oberlin) 1953Box 3
39. CM-ET-V1, V2, V3; wall pntgs (Vorys, ML ) 1953Box 3
40. CM-ET-C1, C2; Gateway N (Cox, MJM, Lang) 1953Box 3
42. CM-Gate Bldg. (RSY) 1953Box 3
43. CM-NCT-A1, A2, A3, CM-NCT-W, Tumuli N, KY, P, Royal Road Cut, Tumuli Q, R, S, T, U (Alexander, GRE, RSY) 1953,55,56Box 3
44. CM-ET-S1, SPH, Q1, Bldg. C (Cammann, Benson, RSY) 1953,57Box 3
45. Gate Bldg. (GRE) 1953Box 3
46. CM-ET-B, Q2, Q2E, Bldg. I, TB (Benson, RSY) 1953,57Box 3
47. Tumulus H cemetery, Tum. O (Vorys, Last) 1953,55Box 4
49. CM-Phryg. Gate, Bldg. C, Deep Cuts 1-3 (RSY) 1955Box 4
50. CM-ET-C3, C4; Ph. Gate N Ct. (Barnes, RSY) 1955Box 4
51. CM-ET-O6,O7,O8,O9,O10,O11,NCT-S Pe. Bldg cuts 1,2,3,4 (Crownover ) 1955Box 4
52. CM-ET-N1,2,3, NE 1, NOPB (Carter) 1955Box 4
53. NCT-A4,5,6,7,8,9; Ptd. rm.; Bldg. G (Hanna, Lang, GRE, RSY) 1955Box 4
54. CM-Deep Cuts 1,2,3,4,5; Ph. Gate NE (RSY, GRE) 1955Box 4
55. CM-Central Cut (later CC) (MJM) 1955Box 4
56. CM-ET-O11,12,13,14; ET-C4X (Dahl, Crownover, Townsend, Carter) 1955Box 4
59. TumP object list, Railroad Cuts; CM-NCT-A5,6,7,8,9; Deep Cuts 6,7,8; BPB Bldg, G; Ph. Gate-N; Bldg. C Pntd Room (RSY) 1956Box 4
60. CM-NCT-A10,11; Q-1,2; Tum. U, BPB, WPH (Townsend, Knudsen, RSY) 1956Box 4
61. NCT-A5,6; Meg 1 BPB, Meg 2WPW, SPH; Bldg. G RR cut; Bldg. C Pntd Room; NCT-A11; Ph. steps (RSY) 1956Box 4
63. MM Borings; MM tomb (Copeland, RSY) 1956,57Box 5
65. KH (MJM) 1956-58Box 5
66. CM-MN; MN-W; MN2 (Muscarella, RSY) 1957Box 5
67. CM-MW; MW2; TB-W (Bass, French, RSY) 1957Box 5
68. Road cuts; Kutepe (Carter) 1957Box 5
70. MM; TB W Room; Q2; MN2 (RSY) 1957Box 5
72. NCT-W1,2,3,4; MN Ext. 2,3; Gate Cut. N RR cut; Pe. Pylon 1,2 (GRE, RSY) 1958,59Box 5
73. CM-WML-1,2 (W. McLeod) 1958Box 5
74. CM-EML-1,2,3,4 (E. McLeod) 1958Box 5
75. KH (MJM) 1958,59Box 5
78. EML 4; Bldg. M tr; M3; Tum. W; Polychr. H. (E. McLeod, RSY) 1958,59Box 5
79. WML 4N, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4S; TB-W2 (Ellis, Wisner) 1959Box 5
80. CM-WML-1,2; TB-W2, M3, Gt-SC, Bldg. C (RSY) 1959Box 6
81. CM-TBT-1,2,3,4 (Muscarella, Starr) 1959Box 6
82. CM-Bldg. L, KTL (McCredie) 1959Box 6
84. Tum. W, Meg. 3 (RSY) 1959Box 6
86. CM-Bldg. D,E,F; CW 1 (Williams) 1961Box 6
87. CM-TB-W2S,S2,S3 (Greenewalt) 1961Box 6
88. CM-P,PP,PN,PS,PPS; CC"A,B" MN, Tum. JL I,II; CC-"C" (RSY, GRE, Greenewalt, Last) 1961,62Box 6
89. CM-TB-W1S, TBT-4,5,6, TB E Rm. (Jaffee, Greenewalt) 1961Box 6
91. CM-W2-S3,S4, CC1, CC2, NecBek Grave (Greenewalt) 1961Box 6
92. CM-WPH doodles; Pe. Wall; CM-SET-S. of Ph. Gate (Cox, MJM) 1961Box 6
93. CM-TBT-6A,6B,7A,8A (TB E2) (McLaughlin) 1961Box 6
94. Persian Royal Road (Starr, Rich, Metz) 1961Box 7
95. Persian Royal Road (Starr, Rich,Metz) 1961Box 7
96. CM-Bldgs. D, F; CW1, NE1, NPB, Tum. X; Mus. Site II (Williams, Steinberg, RSY) 1961,65Box 7
97. KH (MJM) 1961,63Box 7
98. CM-PNC,PN3,PN3-A (Trik, MJM) 1961,65Box 7
99. CM-PhTC, PGNC, N-RR cut, Clay Cut S. of NCT; Bldg. F NE Bldg., area S of NE Bldg. (Steinberg, RSY) 1961,63Box 7
100. TBT-7B=TB-E; TBT-8A=TB E2; TB-E2-S1; TBT-7C (McLaughlin, Greenewalt, Spanos) 1961,62,63Box 7
102. Museum Site (GRE) 1962Box 7
103. Museum Site (Haviland) 1962Box 7
104. Museum Site, N. City Wall (Haviland, Williams) 1962Box 7
106. CM-M4-C,S1,S2; TT-E1,W2,3,4; PPPS, PPPN (Kunzel, Sammis, Ward) 1963Box 7
107. CM-TB-E2S1,S2, mudbrick probe near Meg. 9 (Spanos) 1963Box 8
l09. CM-TE2; TN; TC; TSW; TB-W3; TB7-A,B (Biers, Jones) 1963, 65Box 8
110. CM-NCB-SWa,b,NW,SEa,b,Ea,b; M3 Encl wall; Early Ph. Fndtn N of Meg 3; NW Bldg., N Bldg., NE Bldg. (Carpenter, RSY) 1963, 65Box 8
111. CM-TBT-CC1,CC2,CC3; "CC"1, "CC"2, "CC" annexes; TBT-CC- S1 (Greenewalt, Cummer) 1963, 67Box 8
112. CM-Ph. Gate cut; N. Bldg.; Polychr. H. drain; Tumulus Y; WPH (RSY) 1963-65Box 8
114. M5A-G (Sammis) 1965Box 8
116. QA, PPPN, O-Q 1-3, M5E,F (Sherman) 1965Box 8
117. N Bldg.; Early Ph. Bldg. Z1-Z2 (RSY) 1965Box 8
118. TB7-C,D,E,F; M5K; M6B (Colburn, Pollak) 1965Box 8
119. M5E,F,G,H,I; "Hearth," Terr. Cut (Sammis, Sherman) 1965Box 8
120. TB7-D; TB 7 (Owen, Pollak) 1965Box 8
121. M5J; M4 Terr.; M6A,C (Handler) 1965Box 8
123. M5F; O-Q1-3; M6E,F; M7A-E; M6D-F; M7A-E; TB8A,B (Sherman, Clark, RSY) 1965, 67Box 9
125. WS 1,4,7,12; TB8B; WG 1,2 (Rhoads, Carpenter) 1967Box 9
126. WS 2,5,8; Ph.W. 1; Pe.W. 1 (Fink, Sherman) 1967Box 9
127. WS 3.6.9; WS 3-4S,4-5S,5-6S (Moore, Wineberg) 1967Box 9
128. TB8C-H; TB 8 cuts 1-3 (Sams) 1967Box 9
130. WS 4-5N,5-6N,7N,8N,9N (Sherman, Eisman) 1967Box 9
131. M7C-G (RSY) 1967Box 9
132. PhW-1; PeW-1,2,3,4; Tum. Z (Sheftel) 1967, 69Box 9
133. WS 5-6,S2,4-5,S2/3,5-6,S3/4 (Wineberg, S. Cummer) 1967Box 9
135. TB8-S1,2,3 (Small) 1967Box 9
137. TB 8; TBW-5; TB8-S3, M8 X-wall (Sams, Hitzl, Kocybala) 1967,69,71Box 9
138. WS-9N,8N; WS-9 RR1,2 (Eisman) 1967Box 10
139. M7F Bldg. (RSY) 1967Box 10
140. PPB-1,2,3,5,6,7 (Langdon) 1969Box 10
141. WCW-1,2,3,4; WG 1 (Ehrlich, Soren) 1969Box 10
142. PBX-1/2,3,4,5 (Klein) 1969Box 10
143. PBP-N1/3; Z1(cont.); EPB (Sams) 1969Box 10
144. TBW-1,2,3,4,5; TB 8 (Hitzl) 1969Box 10
146. CCS-1,2,3,4 (Jewell) 1969Box 10
147. PBP-W1; M12-E (Vitelli, Sams) 1969, 71Box 10
150. PBX-E; PBP-W2; Ml2-E; ECW-S1/2 (Winter, Sams) 1971Box 10
151. TB8-S1,2,3; M8 X-wall(=CW) (Kocybala) 1971Box 10
152. PPB-SE1,2,3 (Kuniholm) 1971Box 11
153. WCW-6,6E,7,8,9,10,11; WG-2 (McClellan) 1971Box 11
154. PHW-N1,2,3,4,5,6,7; PWN1 Annex E (Zouck) 1971,73Box 11
156. TB7-A1,2,3,4; TB7-A6,7 (Cummer, DeVries) 1971Box 11
157. TB7-A5,6,1-4 (DeVries) 1971Box 11
160. CC3-A,C,E (Winter, Sams) 1973Box 11
161. TB7-A, CC3-B,C (DeVries) 1973Box 11
162. WCW-12,13,14,15,16 (Kuniholm) 1973Box 11
164. CC3-D (DeVries) 1973Box 11
166. CC3-E,F,C,D,G (Sams, Winter) 1973Box 11
167. CC 3 (DeVries) 1973Box 12
169. Sakarya Bed (DeVries) 1974Box 12
173. Cons. op.; Road; Museum parking lot; Kral Harman (DeVries, Sams) 1979,80,83,85,86Box 12
175. MM bed (Simpson) 1981 [missing]Box 12
182. CM-cons./maint.; Mamaderesi (Sams) 1988Box 12
Inserts v.1Box 18
Inserts v.2Box 18
Inserts v.3Box 18
Inserts v.4Box 18
Inserts v.5Box 18
Inserts v.8Box 18
Inserts v.9Box 18
Inserts v.10Box 18
Inserts v.18Box 18
Inserts v.20Box 18
Inserts v.23Box 23
Inserts v.24Box 18
Inserts v.27Box 18
Inserts v.38Box 18
Inserts v.43Box 18
Inserts v.45Box 18
Inserts v.51Box 18
Inserts v.53Box 18
Inserts v.55Box 18
Inserts v.60Box 18
Inserts v.63Box 18
Inserts v.65Box 18
Inserts v.72Box 18
Inserts v.73Box 18
Inserts v.74Box 18
Inserts v.75Box 18
Inserts v.88Box 18
Inserts v.92Box 18
Inserts v.96Box 18
Inserts v.97Box 18
Inserts v.100Box 18
Inserts v.102Box 18
Inserts v.106Box 18
Inserts v.107Box 18
Inserts v.116Box 18
Inserts v.117Box 18
Inserts v.119Box 18
Inserts v.120Box 18
Inserts v.121Box 18
Inserts v.123Box 18
Inserts v.127Box 18
Inserts v.133Box 18
Inserts v.135Box 18
Inserts v.138Box 18
Inserts v.146Box 18
Inserts v.153Box 18
Inserts v.154Box 18
Inserts v.160Box 18
Inserts v.162Box 18
Inserts v.166Box 18

Gordion Finds (bulk: Bulk, 1950-1987) (inclusive: 1950-2004)

Scope and Contents note

The Gordion Finds volumes present a description of significant archaeological finds, usually with drawings or photographic contact prints inserted. Some finds are listed in the field notebooks themselves, but the finds notebooks offer a more complete description. Beginning in volume 170 (1973) and thereafter, the finds notebooks list selections made at a later date for cataloguing from unprocessed material. These selections continue until the end of the finds, volume 181 (2004). Some brief inserts in this series have been retained in the volumes, not moved to a separate file as with the field notebooks. Some of the contact prints have been removed, or were never inserted. Prints glued onto the page are sometimes fragile or not securely attached.

11. Finds 1-380 (RSY, Lang, EK) 1950Box 12
12. Finds 381-750 (Lang, RSY, EK) 1950Box 12
13. Finds 751-1134 (EK) 1950-51Box 12
28. Finds 1135-1518 (EK) 1951Box 12
29. Finds 1519-1895 (EK) 1951Box 13
32. Finds 1896-2262 (EK) 1951Box 13
34. Finds 2263-2271 (EK) 1951Box 13
36. Finds 2272-2637 (EK?) 1951-53Box 13
41. Finds 2638-3031 (EK) 1953Box 13
48. Finds 3032-3405 (EK) 1953Box 13
57. Finds 3406-3777 (EK) 1955Box 13
58. Finds 3778-4057 (EK, RSY, Knudsen) 1955,56Box 13
62. Finds 4058-4307 (Knudsen, Lang) 1956Box 14
64. Finds 4641-4993 (Knudsen, RSY, EK) 1956,57Box 14
69. Finds 4641-4993 (EK) 1957Box 14
71. Finds 4994-5249 (EK) 1957Box 14
76. Finds 5250-5543 (Knudsen) 1958Box 14
77. Finds 5544-5847 (Knudsen, EK) 1958,59Box 14
83. Finds 5848-6115 (EK) 1959Box 14
85. Finds 6116-6390 (EK) 1959Box 14
90. Finds 6391-6697 (EK) 1961Box 15
101. Finds 6698-6989 (EK) 1961Box 15
105. Finds 6990-7264 (Haviland, EK) 1961,63Box 15
108. Finds 7235-7512 (EK) 1963Box 15
113. Finds 7513-7740 (EK) 1963-65Box 15
115. Finds 7741-8039 (EK) 1965Box 15
122. Finds 8040-8313 (EK) 1965Box 15
124. Finds 8314-8599 (EK) 1965Box 15
129. Finds 8500-8874 (EK) 1967Box 15
134. Finds 8875-9137 (EK) 1967Box 16
136. Finds 9138-9325 (EK) 1967Box 16
145. Finds 9326-9586 (EK) 1969Box 16
148. Finds 9587-9850 (EK) 1969Box 16
149. Finds 9851-10090 (EK) 1969,7lBox 16
155. Finds 10091-10300 (EK) 1971Box 16
158. Finds 10301-10508 (EK) 1971Box 16
159. Finds 10509-10720 (EK) 1971Box 16
163. Finds 10721-10933 (EK) 1973Box 16
165. Finds 10934-11144 (EK) 1973Box 17
168. Finds 11145-11475 (EK) 1973Box 17
170. Finds 11370-11475 (EK) 1975Box 17
171. Finds 11476-11620 (DeVries, Bald) 1978Box 17
172. Finds 11621-11780 (DeVries, Romano, Sams, Roller) 1979Box 17
174. Finds 11781-11880 (DeVries, Roller) 1979,80Box 17
176. Finds 11881-12100 (Kohler, DeVries, Mechem) 1981,82Box 17
177. Finds 12101-12299 (DeVries, Gunter, Kohler, Roller) 1982Box 17
178. Finds 12300-12479 (DeVries, Gunter, Kohler, Mechem, Roller) 1982,83Box 17
179. Finds 12480-12644 (DeVries, Gunter, Simpson) 1983,85Box 17
180. Finds 12645-12811 (Mechem, DeVries, Sams) 1985,87Box 17
181. Finds 12812-13038 (DeVries et al.?) 1987-2004Box 17

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