Rethinking Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic architecture in Central Anatolia / Jana Anvari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anvari, Jana, author.

Series:

BAR international series ; 3061.

BAR international series ; 3061

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Turkey.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Neolithic period--Turkey.

Neolithic period.

Copper age--Turkey.

Copper age.

Architecture, Prehistoric--Turkey.

Architecture, Prehistoric.

Turkey--Antiquities.

Turkey.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

339 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

This book evaluates the epistemology by which archaeology has translated the architectural record at Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic (6500-5500 BC) sites in central Anatolia into interpretations of social organisation. The first part of the book provides a summary of existing knowledge on the study region, architecture in particular. The second part conducts a content analysis of 284 publications and systematically maps and critiques the archaeological discourse around Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic architecture and social organisation. As a by-product of this discussion, this book also provides an exploration of how people in central Anatolia during this period used architecture to create communities. In the tradition of reflexive archaeology, the main purpose of this book is to critically evaluate past research practices in order to contribute to their improvement. It seeks to improve the research tools for understanding the Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic as important, transformative time periods in Anatolian prehistory, which influenced the further course of southwest Asian and European prehistory, for example by initiating development towards social stratification.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.

ISBN:

9781407357713

1407357719

OCLC:

1289296044