THE NEOLITHIC ARCHITECTURE OF SUMAKİ HÖYÜK: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PLAN, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SETTLEMENT STRATEGY

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THE NEOLITHIC ARCHITECTURE OF SUMAKİ HÖYÜK: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PLAN, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SETTLEMENT STRATEGY

Yazarlar:

Savaş Sarıaltun

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji

Dergi:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 31, pp.1-22

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302824

pISSN:

1300-5685

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 Recent excavations and research in Neolithic sites in Upper Mesopotamia have yielded different data from what we know. These data complement our incomplete knowledge of the Neolithic Period and present another picture than previously thought. Thus, the long-accepted notions of architectural experimentation, settlement strategy and social structure in Near Eastern prehistoric archaeology, especially in Upper Mesopotamia, need to be re-examined. This article intends to demonstrate the causality of variation in architecture and settlement pattern of Sumaki Höyük, between Late-PPNB and Early Pottery Neolithic settlement in the Upper Mesopotamian mountain-plain transition zone. Furthermore, this study also discusses how Neolithic groups consciously or unconsciously utilized the natural environment and to what extent they shaped the physical or social environment in Sumaki Höyük. Hence, this studys primary purpose is to participate in the current discussions on the cultural dynamics of Upper Mesopotamia between 9000 and 8100 BC with the Neolithic settlement and architectural data of Sumaki Höyük.

 Recent excavations and research in Neolithic sites in Upper Mesopotamia have yielded different data from what we know. These data complement our incomplete knowledge of the Neolithic Period and present another picture than previously thought. Thus, the long-accepted notions of architectural experimentation, settlement strategy and social structure in Near Eastern prehistoric archaeology, especially in Upper Mesopotamia, need to be re-examined. This article intends to demonstrate the causality of variation in architecture and settlement pattern of Sumaki Höyük, between Late-PPNB and Early Pottery Neolithic settlement in the Upper Mesopotamian mountain-plain transition zone. Furthermore, this study also discusses how Neolithic groups consciously or unconsciously utilized the natural environment and to what extent they shaped the physical or social environment in Sumaki Höyük. Hence, this studys primary purpose is to participate in the current discussions on the cultural dynamics of Upper Mesopotamia between 9000 and 8100 BC with the Neolithic settlement and architectural data of Sumaki Höyük.

 Recent excavations and research in Neolithic sites in Upper Mesopotamia have yielded different data from what we know. These data complement our incomplete knowledge of the Neolithic Period and present another picture than previously thought. Thus, the long-accepted notions of architectural experimentation, settlement strategy and social structure in Near Eastern prehistoric archaeology, especially in Upper Mesopotamia, need to be re-examined. This article intends to demonstrate the causality of variation in architecture and settlement pattern of Sumaki Höyük, between Late-PPNB and Early Pottery Neolithic settlement in the Upper Mesopotamian mountain-plain transition zone. Furthermore, this study also discusses how Neolithic groups consciously or unconsciously utilized the natural environment and to what extent they shaped the physical or social environment in Sumaki Höyük. Hence, this studys primary purpose is to participate in the current discussions on the cultural dynamics of Upper Mesopotamia between 9000 and 8100 BC with the Neolithic settlement and architectural data of Sumaki Höyük.

 Yukarı Mezopotamya Neolitik Dönem yerleşimlerinde sürdürülen yeni kazı ve araştırmalar bugüne kadar bildiklerimizden farklı veriler sunmuştur. Bu veriler Neolitik Döneme ilişkin eksik bilgilerimizi tamamlamakla birlikte düşünülenden farklı bir tablo ortaya koymaktadır. Böylece, Yakındoğu tarihöncesi arkeolojisinde ve özellikle Yukarı Mezopotamyada, uzun süre kabul gören mimari deneyimler, yerleşim stratejisi ve soyal yapı gibi kavramların yeniden sorgulanması gerekliliği açığa çıkmıştır. Bu makale, Yukarı Mezopotamya dağ-ova geçiş bölgesindeki Son-PPNB - İlk Çanak Çömlekli Neolitik bir yerleşim yeri olan Sumaki Höyükün mimarisi ve yerleşim düzenindeki farklılaşmanın nedenselliklerini ortaya koymaktır. Ayrıca, bu çalışma Sumaki Höyük özelinde Neolitik Dönem insanlarının bilinçli veya bilinçsiz olarak doğal ortamı nasıl kullandığını, fiziki ya da sosyal ortamı hangi oranda şekillendirdiğini de tartışmaktadır. Ancak çalışmanın asıl amacı, GÖ 9000-8100 yılları arasında Yukarı Mezopotamya kültürel devinim sürecine dair tartışmalara Sumaki Höyük Neolitik yerleşmesi ve mimari verileriyle katılmaktır.

Makale detayları

THE NEOLITHIC ARCHITECTURE OF SUMAKİ HÖYÜK: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PLAN, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SETTLEMENT STRATEGY

Yazarlar:

Savaş Sarıaltun

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji

Dergi:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 31, pp.1-22

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302824

pISSN:

1300-5685

Upper Mesopotamia

Neolithic

Architecture

Sumaki Höyük

SETTLEMENT STRATEGYYukarı Mezopotamya

Neolitik

Mimari

Sumaki Höyük

Yerleşim Stratejisi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Savaş Sarıaltun

Yayıncı: Ege University

Ana Başlıklar: Arkeoloji

Dergi: Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 31, pp.1-22

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001302824

pISSN: 1300-5685

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Savaş Sarıaltun

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji

Dergi:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 31, pp.1-22

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302824

pISSN:

1300-5685