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February 4, 2007
Türkiye'de Yapılan Arkeolojik Araştırmalar
Something new to me: The University of New England, that's the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, has a rather extensive website on current archaeology in Turkey called "Current Archaeology in Turkey" or if you prefer "Türkiye'de Yapılan Arkeolojik Araştırmalar." Everything is in both English, so I can read it, and Turkish, so Aydin Örstan can read it twice.
Needless to say, I went straight to the Bronze Age/Tunç Çağı section. There are articles on around 50 Bronze Age sites (both modern and ancient names are given) with a summary of any excavation activities in the last few years and links to websites when they are available. For example, I didn't know that tablets and bullae were found in association with 14th century BCE domestic housing during the 2004-2005 excavations at the Hittite capital Hattusha/Boğazköy. I may be looking into this. The article didn't indicate the nature of the domestic housing. The article only contrasts this housing with "official and religious" buildings found elsewhere at Hattusha.
You'll also find links to three focused researched projects.
Each is abnormally interesting in its own way. The Anatolian Iron Age Ceramics Project defines its problem and mission as follows:
Societies in Central and Western Anatolia were key players in the political and economic changes that transformed both the Middle East and the Mediterranean after the Bronze Age. Within Anatolia these transformations remain poorly defined. Our research goal is to understand the changing dynamics of trade and exchange in this region for the period 1200-200 BC.
This work could have implications well beyond Central and Western Anatolia.
Unfortunately for me, the Ethnobotany website, owned and operated by Fusun Ertuğ, is totally in Turkish and it hasn't been updated for a while (Aralık 23, 2006). It does have great pictures. I only wish I could read the captions.
Via Etana/Abzu
Posted by Duane Smith at February 4, 2007 2:02 PM | Read more on Archaeology |
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Hey, your Turkish is pretty good!
Posted by: Aydin at February 5, 2007 10:31 AM
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