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Titre : Climatic Changes in The Lake District During Chalcolithic And Bronze Ages And İts Effects On Archaeological Settlement Systems

Kalkolitik Ve Tunç Çağlarında Göller Bölgesindeki İklimsel Değişiklikler Ve Bu Değişikliklerin Bölgedeki Arkeolojik Yerleşim Sistemlerine Etkisi

Auteur : TEKİN Arman

Université de soutenance : İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

Grade : M.Sc. THESIS 2017

Résumé partiel
The aim of this study is to assess the scale and intensity of paleoclimatic changes in crucial climatic parameters (such as average annual precipitation and temperature) in the Lake District during the Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages ( G.Ö.8000-3000/ M.Ö. 6000-1000) through Macrophysical Climate Modeling method. These results are then used to explore the effects of these changes on archaeological settlement patterns, which have been reconstructed from published archaeological research in the region. The first step was defining the area of research. Burdur, Isparta and Antalya were chosen to represent the Lake District both geographically and culturally. Afyon and Konya provinces were included in this research to provide points of comparison\ which would allow us to understand relations between the Aegan, Mediterranean, and Central Anatolia better. The, research history of the region reviewed archaeological literature about the study area. In this context, a total of 716 archaeological settlements were identified. 188 sites were in and in the Lake District and 528 archaeological settlements remained in Afyon and Konya provinces. Following the literature review, the Lake District region and Afyon and Konya provinces were compared in terms of material culture, which consisted of : the architecture, pottery, and social organization. The architectural evolution of the Lake District, Afyon, and Konya showed both similarities and differences both locally and regionally. During the Neolithic period, the communities built houses using the widely available stone and mudbrick. Towards the end of the Neolithic period, defensive structures emerged in architecture but the tandardized use of these structures became common in the Chalcolithic period. In the Early Bronze Age, megarons and apsidal (circular) structures appeared, which couldn’t be found in Middle Bronze Age.

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