A5036449872- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Ancient Near East History
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Turkey's Politics and Society
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Linguistics and Cultural Studies
- History and Cultural Heritage
- Historical and Literary Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Music Education and Analysis
- Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
Middle East Technical University
2013-2024
Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi
2015
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
2008-2010
The social organization of the first fully sedentary societies that emerged during Neolithic period in Southwest Asia remains enigmatic,1Kuijt I. People and Space Early Agricultural Villages: Exploring Daily Lives, Community Size, Architecture Late Pre-Pottery Neolithic.J. Anthropol. Archaeol. 2000; 19: 75-102https://doi.org/10.1006/jaar.1999.0352Crossref Scopus (125) Google Scholar mainly because material culture studies provide limited insight into this issue. However, Anatolian...
We present a spatiotemporal picture of human genetic diversity in Anatolia, Iran, Levant, South Caucasus, and the Aegean, broad region that experienced earliest Neolithic transition emergence complex hierarchical societies. Combining 35 new ancient shotgun genomes with 382 23 present-day published genomes, we found within each steadily increased through Holocene. further observed inferred sources gene flow shifted time. In first half Holocene, Southwest Asian East Mediterranean populations...
Upper Mesopotamia played a key role in the Neolithic Transition Southwest Asia through marked innovations symbolism, technology, and diet. We present 13 ancient genomes (c. 8500 to 7500 cal BCE) from Pre-Pottery Çayönü Tigris basin together with bioarchaeological material culture data. Our findings reveal that was genetically diverse population, carrying mixed ancestry western eastern Fertile Crescent, community received immigrants. results further suggest organized along biological family...
The Turkish History Thesis of the 1930s played an influential role in construction discipline archaeology early years Republic. argued that Turks belonged to a high culture brought civilization many parts world through episodes migration from their original homeland Central Asia. Following launch first series state-supported excavations 1933, arguments took on more specific forms. Two important points were made, mainly help archaeology, as well linguistics and anthropology. First, Anatolia...
The history of human inbreeding is controversial.1 In particular, how the development sedentary and/or agricultural societies may have influenced overall levels, relative to those hunter-gatherer communities, unclear.2-5 Here, we present an approach for reliable estimation runs homozygosity (ROHs) in genomes with ≥3× mean sequence coverage across >1 million SNPs and apply this 411 ancient Eurasian from last 15,000 years.5-34 We show that frequency inbreeding, as measured by ROHs, has...
Abstract Sheep were among the first domesticated animals, but their demographic history is little understood. Here we analyzed nuclear polymorphism and mitochondrial data (mtDNA) from ancient central west Anatolian sheep dating Epipaleolithic to late Neolithic, comparatively with modern-day breeds Asian Neolithic/Bronze Age (OBI). Analyzing data, found that Neolithic (ANS) are genetically closest present-day European relative breeds, a conclusion supported by mtDNA haplogroup frequencies. In...
The Neolithic transition in west Eurasia occurred two main steps: the gradual development of sedentism and plant cultivation Near East subsequent spread cultures into Aegean across Europe after 7000 cal BCE. Here, we use published ancient genomes to investigate gene flow events during transition. We confirm that Early central Anatolians ninth millennium BCE were probably descendants local hunter-gatherers, rather than immigrants from Levant or Iran. further study emergence post-7000 north...
Abstract Arguments have long suggested that the advent of early farming in Near East and Anatolia was linked to a ‘Mother Goddess’ cult. However, evidence for dominant female role these societies has been scarce. We studied social organisation, mobility patterns gendered practices Neolithic Southwest Asia using 131 paleogenomes from Çatalhöyük Mound (7100-5950 BCE), major settlement Central with an uninterrupted occupation apparent egalitarian structure. In contrast widespread genetic...
Abstract Western Anatolia has been a crucial yet elusive element in the Neolithic expansion from Fertile Crescent to Europe. Using 30 new palaeogenomes c.8000-6000 BCE we describe early Holocene genetic landscape of Anatolia, which reveals population continuity since late Upper Pleistocene. Our findings indicate that Neolithisation 7 th millennium was multifaceted process, characterised by assimilation practices indigenous groups and influx populations east, their admixed descendants...
Following Bulgaria’s and Romania’s accession into the European Union, EU expansion has reached its final frontier with process of Turkey’s prospective integration, through which both Europe’s respective cultural identities have been under negotiation. From a perspective, Turkey, culture, religion, pseudo-democracy, may appear seriously to challenge some most fundamental values Europeanness. In fact, very same argument is being made by Turkish politicians members public, who fear that nation...
The renewed Mesolithic research in the Greek mainland and islands has been providing new insights into lively maritime activity within region; however, southwest coast of Turkey virtually devoid related investigations until commencement Bozburun Prehistoric Survey project 2017. aim this paper is to give an overview prehistoric sites discovered at Peninsula during 2017–2019 field seasons. Preliminary results indicate that area rich activity. While Middle Paleolithic chipped stone industries...
In southwest Asia, the emphasis on architecture and burial ritual, which was instrumental in construction of place-bound identities during Early Neolithic ( c. 10,000–7000 cal. bc ), shifted toward an miniature portable objects, such as figurines, stamps ceramics, Later 7000–5000 ). Through a focus stamps, this article argues that appearance proliferation image-bearing objects is related to new understanding around emergent concepts ‘house’ ‘community’, reordered terms social affiliation...
Recent excavations at Sofular Höyük (Nevsehir, central Turkey) uncovered Aceramic Neolithic deposits dating to the late 9th and early 8th millennium cal BC a lithic industry almost entirely made of obsidian. This study focuses on techno-typology this assemblage provides first look material procurement strategies through geochemical characterization. Our results show that shares many general techno-typological features with contemporary sites in Central Anatolia, placing settlement within...
Stamps, pendants and related image bearing objects of the Near Eastern Neolithic are commonly treated as markers property control precursors writing. Through a basic stylistic analysis shape relations, this study focuses on material from later 7th 6th millennium BC Northern Mesopotamian sites in an attempt to understand symbolic role stamps within wider context social practice. I suggest that may have been elaborated their user’s identity various spheres membership. More significantly, these...
Understanding the location and distribution of raw materials used in production prehistoric artefacts is a significant part archaeological research that aims to understand interregional interaction patterns past. The aim this study explore regional locations source rock utilized stone bowls, which were unearthed at Neolithic (approximately 6500–5500 BC) site Domuztepe (Kahramanmaraş-Turkey), via combination remote-sensing methods, petrographic chemical analyses. To accomplish task, bowls...
Summary The site of Uğurlu on the island Gökçeada (Imbros) is earliest known Neolithic settlement within Aegean Islands (c.6800–4500 cal. BC). In total, 37 pits, associated with a rich variety artefacts as well human and animal bones were excavated in Late Early Chalcolithic levels (c.5900–4500 BC ). pits belonging to early sixth millennium small located houses that seem have gone through multiple episodes house destruction renovation rituals. During late BC, this area became focus extensive...
Bu makale, Konya’nın Beyşehir-Suğla havzasında bir geç Çanak Çömleksiz Neolitik yerleşim yeri olan Süberde’nin obsidiyen kaynak analizlerinin ilk bulgularını sunmaktadır. Çalışmada kullanılan örnekler 1960’larda Jacques Bordaz tarafından Süberde yerleşmesinde yürütülen arkeolojik kazı çalışmaları sırasında ortaya çıkarılmış ve daha sonra Konya Müzesi’nde koruma altına alınmıştır. çalışmalardan yaklaşık 60 yıl ziyaret ettiğimiz müzedeki yontmataş koleksiyonunu inceledik taşınabilir X-ray...
Abstract Sheep was among the first domesticated animals, but its demographic history is little understood. Here we present combined analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear polymorphism data from ancient central west Anatolian sheep dating to Late Glacial early Holocene. We observe loss haplotype diversity around 7500 BCE during Neolithic, consistent with a domestication-related bottleneck. Post-7000 BCE, haplogroup increases, compatible admixture other domestication centres and/or wild...
Abstract Through analysis of a figurine assemblage from the site Koçumbeli-Ankara, this study aims to re-evaluate origins, meanings and functions Early Bronze Age (third millennium BC) anthropomorphic figurines Anatolia. Conventional typological approaches are often focused on their origins sex; however, such hinder an understanding context norms production, display discard within which become more meaningful. Following examination breakage patterns decorative aspects Koçumbeli assemblage,...
Abstract Upper Mesopotamia played a key role in the Neolithic Transition Southwest Asia through marked innovations symbolism, technology, and foodways. We present thirteen ancient genomes (c.8500-7500 calBCE) from Pre-Pottery Çayönü Tigris basin together with bioarchaeological material culture data. Our findings reveal that was genetically diverse population, carrying mixed ancestry western eastern Fertile Crescent, community received immigrants. results further suggest organised along...