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In the 1950s, Rodney Young and his team of archaeologists excavated a remarkable collection of Phrygian wooden objects at the site of Gordion in Turkey. Recovered from three royal tumulus burials and the destruction level of the city mound, the fine furniture and small wooden artifacts constituted one of the most significant archaeological finds of organic objects ever discovered. The largest of the burial mounds, Tumulus MM, contained an impressive array of offerings, including the remains of 15 or more pieces of wooden furniture. As a result, the collection presents some unusual problems, which bear on the present study. It was always obvious that drawings were needed, but during the course of the present study it became clear that these drawings would not be mere supplementary illustrations. Finally, drawings allow the furniture to be reconstructed on paper, in versions that closely approximate the pieces in their original state.