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Excavations at Hacılar Third Preliminary Report, 1959

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2013

James Mellaart
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A third season of excavations at Hacılar, carried out under the auspices of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, lasted from 10th August to 11th September, 1959.

The Assistant Director was in charge of the excavations, ably assisted by Mrs. Mellaart, Miss Clare Goff (surveyor), Mr. David Stronach (field assistant and photographer) and Mr. David French (pottery expert). Mr. David French also kindly provided the transport for the expedition. The Turkish Department of Antiquities was again represented by Bay Osman Aksoy, whose efficiency relieved the Director of much administrative anxiety.

Once again we record our gratitude to Mr. Seton Lloyd for his help and advice, to the Department of Antiquities and to the local authorities in Burdur.

Among the visitors to the Hacılar excavations, we must mention Mr. and Mrs. Seton Lloyd, the Vali of Burdur and a party of local dignitaries from Burdur, Mr. Charles Burney and Miss Burney, who kindly drew our figurines, Professor Machteld Mellink, Bay Burhan Tezcan, Mrs. I. D. Stronach and Mr. and Mrs. J. Lanfear.

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Anatolian Studies , Volume 10 , December 1960 , pp. 83 - 104
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Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 1960

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2 The fine photographs reproduced in AS. IX, 1959Google Scholar, Pls. VIII–XIII, were generously provided by Miss Josephine Powell, a professional photographer. Plate XVa–c in the present number are also her work. I must apologise for the omission of this acknowledgment in the previous number.

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11 Information kindly supplied by Mr. David French; sherds in BIAA.

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