The women of Yassihoyuk, Turkey: changing roles in a new economy

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The life of women in the rural village of Yassihoyuk, Turkey has changed since agriculture has become more mechanized. Previously, they spent most of their time helping in the fields. Now, in addition to the traditional activities of milking, gardening and cheese making, they also have time to make crafts for sale in the market.

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Plants in the service of archaeological preservation

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Issues regarding the reduction of erosion in the service of archaeological preservation are discussed. The Midas Mound conservation and revegetation project at Gordion, Turkey, is described. Erosion channels were filled with mudbricks for erosion control and gave plants native to the area a chance to grow.

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Gordion

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Rodney S Young's 24 years of excavations at Gordion, Turkey, are described, including a tumulus which was probably the tomb of King Midas. Midas represented the defining stage of Phrygian culture and a restudy of the tomb's chronology has strengthened the case for Young's original identification.=

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