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Publication Metadata only A shared culture of heavenly fragrance: a comparison of late Byzantine and Ottoman incense burners and censing practices in religious contexts(Harvard University Press, 2015) Hedrick, Tera Lee; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Ergin, Nina Macaraig; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AN/APublication Metadata only Artemis Ephesia, the emperor and the city: impact of the imperial cult and the civic identity of Roman Ephesos(Peeters Publishers, 2016) N/A; Van Der Linde, Dies; PhD Student; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/ARoman Ephesos had a diverse religious community. Numerous studies have focused on one or several Ephesian cults, but few have emphasised the intertwinement of these cults. This article stresses the intimate connection between two of the most important cults of Roman Ephesos - the cult of Artemis Ephesia and the imperial cult - and the Ephesian civic institutions. Though approaching the cults as local institutions, and therefore acknowledging the power relations at play within the city of Ephesos, it also takes the involvement of the Ephesian community into account. The intertwinement of both cultic institutions and the city, summarised by the term 'Ephesian triad', becomes evident through my discussion and interpretation of the urban topography, the religious activities and the civic coinage of Roman Ephesos. In view of its connection with the cult of Artemis Ephesia, the rise and impact of the imperial cult in Ephesos had fundamental consequences for the communal civic identity of Ephesos: did Ephesos continue to be the city of Artemis Ephesia it had been for so long?Publication Metadata only Early Bronze Age urbanism in southeastern Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia(Peeters Publishers, 2021) Algaze, Guillermo; Greenfield, Haskel; Hald, Mette Marie; Hartenberger, Britt; Matney, Timothy; Nishimura, Yoko; Pournelle, Jennifer; Rosen, Steven A.; Irvine, Benjamin; Researcher; Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) / Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED)Controlling access to an important ford of the Upper Euphrates River in southeastern Anatolia, Titriş Höyük, was one of the many city-state capitals that emerged across Upper Mesopotamia in the Mid to Late Early Bronze Age, roughly dated to the second half of the third millennium BC. Like many other such capitals at the time, Titriş consisted of a central citadel surrounded by an extensive lower city. Millennia of later accumulation made exposures of the city’s EBA citadel impracticable. However, much of the lower city was never reoccupied after the end of the Early Bonze Age and broad horizontal exposures and remote sensing surveys of this sector of the city help us understand the nature of urbanism at the site in its Late Early Bronze Age phase, dated to the last quarter of the third millennium BC. In what follows, we place the ebb and flow of the Mid to Late EBA city at Titriş in the context of wider contemporary regional and climatic developments. Additionally, we clarify aspects of the production of commodities at scale in the city during its initial Mid EBA Phase. Finally, we explore several aspects of the nature of the city in its final Late EBA incarnation, including (1) what is known about its physical layout at that time, (2) the diet of its inhabitants, and (3) the distribution of crops, animals, and material wealth within city households outside of its citadel.Publication Metadata only In honor of the city’s patron and benefactor(Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH, 2022) Poblóme, Jeroen; Eck, Werner; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Uytterhoeven, Inge; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 27313Publication Metadata only Late Pleistocene and early Holocene finds from the 2020 trial excavation at Girmeler, southwestern Turkey(Peeters Publishers, 2021) Erdoğu, Burçin; Korkut, Taner; Takaoğlu, Turan; Atici, Levent; Kayacan, Nurcan; Guilbeau, Denis; Doğan, Turhan; Ergun, Müge; Researcher; Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) / Anadolu Medeniyetleri Araştırma Merkezi (ANAMED)This paper represents a preliminary report of the results obtained from a sounding at the mouth of the Girmeler Cave in 2020. In addition, it also re-evaluates the data derived from the trail trenches previously opened in the same area. Girmeler is the only site in Western Anatolia that elucidates the transition from the late Pleistocene to the early Holocene. In Girmeler, radical changes were determined in the chipped stone industry between the late Pleistocene and the early Holocene, which reveals differences from the Antalya region and Central Anatolian. The late Pleistocene layers, characterized by geometric microliths, were replaced by a flake and bladelet based industry without geometric microliths and bears general similarities with the chipped stone industries from the Aegean islands sites of the early Holocene. The cave was likely inhabited by semi-sedentary hunter groups engaged in selective gathering and some agriculture, which lived in wattle-and-daub huts with lime plastered floor. © Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten / Peeters. All rights reserved.Publication Metadata only Lead isotope analysis and chemical characterization of metallic residues of an early bronze age crucible from Göltepe: using ICP-MS(Turkish Academy of Scieces, 2009) Burton, James; Lehner, Joseph W.; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Yener, Kutlu Aslıhan; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AN/APublication Metadata only Mapping İstanbul's hammams of 1752 and their employees(Berghahn Books, 2015) Department of Archeology and History of Art; N/A; Ergin, Nina Macaraig; Özarslan, Yasemin; Faculty Member; PhD Student; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; N/AN/APublication Metadata only Neolithic burials from Barcin Höyük: the 2007-2012 excavation seasons(Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO), 2013) Alpaslan Roodenberg, Songül M.; Gerritsen, Fokke A.; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Özbal, Rana; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 55583Excavations at the seventh millennium settlement of Barcin Höyük in NW Anatolia have yielded burials of adults, juveniles and infants. This article reports on 34 burials excavated in the years between 2007 and 2012. Most are single and primary burials, with the body in flexed position on its side. The preferred location to bury adults was in open areas between houses, used also for outdoor activities. Babies in contrast were frequently buried in the rubble of abandoned houses. Grave goods are not numerous and include animal bones and bone implements. Osteological examinations revealed high infant mortality, especially in the 0-3 months range. Coarse food consumption led to bad dental health among adults and juveniles. Among the observed pathological conditions degenerative arthritis was common.Publication Metadata only Research of the historical and battlefield archaeology of the Gallipoli peninsula: the Ottoman fortress at Seddülbahir(Turkish Academy of Scieces, 2008) Çelik, Rahmi Nurhari; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Aslan, Carolyn Chabot; Şenocak, Lucienne; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; 100679The Seddülbahir fortress stands at the end of the Gallipoli peninsula and was built in the 17th century by Hadice Turhari Sultan, the mother of Sultari Mehmed IV, to help protect the entrance to the Dardanelles from Venetiari naval invasions. The fortress has been ari important Ottomari naval fortification of the western Aegeari frontier of the Ottomari Empire; the strategic location of the fortress made it the first point of attack by Allied forces during the Gallipoli campaign of Worid War I. The deaths of Turkish soldiers there, and the commemorative monument that has been erected at the entrance to the fortress also makes the site ari important symbol for the Turkish nation. Today the fortress at Seddülbahir is in a critical state of deterioration. As part of a larger scale project for the conservation, re-usage and presentation of the fortress for visitors, a joint team from Koç University's Archaeology and History of Art Department and Istanbul Technical University's Geodesy and Photogrammetry department have been investigating the architectural history of the fortress from the 17th through the 20th centuries also considering the nature of the destruction that took places during the bombardments of the site during World War One. In order to do this we are employing a variety of methods to research and document the site. Archaeological excavation is one research strategy that has been conducted during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Our other main undertaking has been to go through the documents in the archives covering the two centuries concerning the construction and repair activities that took place in the fortress so as to understand the later history of the Seddülbahir castle. Oral testimony from village residents has been collected and used to shed light upon the intangible heritage of the region and the past memories as well as the present concerns of residents who currently live at the historical site. Finally, new technology such as 3D laser scanning has been used to insure that ari extremely accurate set of measurements exists for long term conservation monitoring of the structural changes that may occur at the fortress, and to help in presenting accurate virtual representations of the many stages of Seddülbahir's past.Publication Metadata only Strategic industries and tin in the ancient near east: Anatolia updated(Turkish Academy of Scieces, 2009) Department of Archeology and History of Art; Yener, Kutlu Aslıhan; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AN/A