C. Brian Rose
James B. Pritchard Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania;

Peter C. Ferry Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section, Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology;

Director, Gordion Archaeological Project

Schliemann began excavations at Troy in the 1870s, and claimed that he had found evidence there of the battles between the Homeric heroes. Gordion was the capital city of King Midas, famous for his Golden Touch, and the site of the Gordian Knot that was severed by Alexander the Great. In this talk Professor Rose will highlight the positive and negative aspects of working at both projects, and focus on the extent to which regional, national, and global developments have shaped research agendas. He will also reflect on the discipline of archaeology in Turkey and the Near East.