Preliminary 1999 1.
Archaeological research is always a collaborative effort.
We owe a great debt of gratitude to many people and institutions for helping us make the Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project a reality. The 1999 field season was funded by generous grants from the National Geographic Society, the American Philosophical Society and the American Research Institute in Turkey. We are especially indebted to Numan Tuna, Jale Velibeyulu, Necdet nal and Yashar Yilmaz for their assistance to us in Turkey. Debbie Dilley and Susannah Topham aided us the production of this article. This project has received much support from the faculty and staff in the Department of History at the University of Utah.