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Ground Survey in Pessinus and SurroundingsWilliam ANDERSONDamjan KRSMANOVICMichelle Negus CLEARYA series of ground surveys was carried out during the 2010 season.These investigated Ballıhisar village and its surroundings, the Roman roadto the north, and the district around Tekören village, approximately 8.5kmNE of Ballıhisar. Site visits were also made to the Roman marble quarryNW of İstiklalbağı village (7km north of Pessinus), and the peak known asHamamtepe, next to Karacaören village, 10km SE of Pessinus.Both extensive and intensive field methods were used to recordarchaeological remains and environmental features. Information was collectedusing digital cameras, field notes and hand held Garmin GPSmap60CX units.The GPS data were downloaded and mapped in ArcMap 9.2 GIS software.Some of the ground surveys were coordinated with geophysical prospection,an approach trialed during the 2009 field season. This included a combinedmagnetometer and surface artefact survey to the east of Tekören.The surveys addressed a number of issues regarding settlement historyand the archaeological landscape. The topography and spatial extent ofPessinus over time, the location of cemeteries and fortified places in the city’ssurroundings, phases of occupation in the pre-classical and post-classicalperiods, are some such questions. More specific historical and environmentalquestions were also investigated: the course of the Roman road and itsroute of entry into Pessinus; the impact of geomorphology on the survivaland visibility of archaeological remains; and the extent and nature of illegalexcavations that continually take place around the ancient site.114