Browsing Dept. of Archaeology - Master's degree by Title
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Obsidian, trade and society in the central Anatolian Neolithic
(Bilkent University, 2009)The major scope of this thesis was a reappraisal of obsidian and trade connections in the Central Anatolian Neolithic, to what degree external relations shaped and altered the cultural setting of a community, and what ... -
The Oikoi building at Labraunda: its function(s)
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)This thesis investigates the function of the Oikoi building at Labraunda in the 4th century BC. The Oikoi building was constructed as part of the extensive Hekatomnid building program at Labraunda in the 4th century BC ... -
Old Hittite polychrome relief vases and the assertion of kingship in 16th century BCE Anatolia
(Bilkent University, 2015)The Old Hittite polychrome relief-decorated vases have attracted scholarly interest since the first substantial fragment was discovered at Bitik in the 1940s. Academics have concurred that the vases illustrate cult practice, ... -
Origins of pottery technology in the ancient Near East: an examination of the technological and socioeconomic factors that contributed to the innovation and widespread use of pottery
(Bilkent University, 2004)The objective of this thesis is to research the invention and innovation of pottery technology in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, in particular the Late and Final PrePottery Neolithic B and Early Pottery Neolithic in the ... -
Palaeolithic research in Anatolia -history, problems and perspectives-
(Bilkent University, 2018-04)The main purpose of this thesis is to try to evaluate Palaeolithic archaeology according to the academic atmosphere in Turkey and its current situation independent from the events which lie in its background. The Palaeolithic ... -
Persian period tombs in Western Antolia as reflections of social and political change
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)Fourteen tombs in western Anatolia, from Hellespontine and Greater Phrygia, Lydia, Lycia, and Caria are analyzed in order to understand the social and political change in the Persian period, and to understand the relationship ... -
Phoenicians in Cilicia during the Middle Iron Age: the scope of their presence
(Bilkent University, 2020-06)This thesis is a study on the use of Phoenician language for the monumental inscriptions which were set up in Plain Cilicia, and dated to the mid 8th c. BC. This thesis aims to assess the hypothesis that Phoenician, ... -
A phytolith study from Kinet Höyük Hatay
(Bilkent University, 2019-12)Phytolith studies are now an established subbranch of archaeobotanical studies. However, there is a very limited number of phytolith studies focused on Anatolia. Kinet H oyük is one of the eligible sites since extensive ... -
The ptolemaic presence outside Egypt: material evidence
(Bilkent University, 2022-07)This thesis provides a survey of Ptolemaic material evidence outside Egypt in the eastern Mediterranean during the 3rd-2nd centuries BC. The regions include Cyrenaica, Cyprus, the Levant, coastal Asia Minor, and the Aegean. ... -
Relating architecture to social complexity in the early Bronze Age : Southeastern Anatolia
(Bilkent University, 2001)The relationship of architecture to social complexity is a subject that is often pronounced. This thesis aims to study how architecture relates to social complexity for a particular period and place: for the Early Bronze ... -
Repatriation both ways: a theoretical approach to the repatriation policies of Turkey through case studies
(Bilkent University, 2023-05)Countries with cultural properties have always been subject to illicit trafficking and export of these items. Once a cultural property is deprived of its source country, it is also deprived of its context, roots in that ... -
Rural administration in Hittite Anatolia
(Bilkent University, 2019-05)Administration is a tool consisting of a set of processes that underpin modern management methods in all realms of society. Its use is taken for granted in most present day cultures, by all governments and in most ... -
The socio-political structure of Western Anatolia during the (L)BA
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The socio-political structure of western Anatolia during the (Late) Bronze Age is the focus of this thesis. It is visible that the western Anatolian Bronze Age is relatively an understudied subject in comparison to Central ... -
St Erasmus (Lychnid) and St Thecla (Seleucia) : a study of two early Christian cultic centers
(Bilkent University, 2004)The main purpose of this paper is the study of two regional Early Christian cultic centers: of St. Erasmus, near the city of Lychnid in the province of Epirus Nova, and of St. Theda, near Seleukia on the Calycadnos, in ... -
Surveying post-1204 Arta: art and architecture in the first capital of the despotate of Epirus (1200-1330s)
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)This thesis explores the outflow of aristocratic families from Constantinople following the Fourth Crusade in 1204 to Epirus and the impact of this population movement on architecture and art in Epirus’ capital city, ... -
Tarsus Republic Square late Roman cooking wares - 2001
(Bilkent University, 2002)This thesis deals with the Cooking Wares of the Tarsus Republic Square uncovered during the 2001 Season. The context of all the pottery examined in this study is from trenches 4J, 5K and 5L in Area I, from the Late Roman ... -
Theoretical approaches in Turkish archaeology
(Bilkent University, 2007)This thesis analyzes several theoretical approaches in Turkish archaeology throughout its history. Starting from the late nineteenth century, each period will be examined with an emphasis on its certain historical, political ... -
The transition from bronze age to iron age in the Aegean : a heterarchical approach
(Bilkent University, 2012)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the Bronze Age to Iron Age transition in the Aegean through a different perspective than has been used up until now, and see if heterarchy can be applied. This thesis will test ... -
The transition from late bronze age to the early iron age in the Upper Euphrates and the Amuq : a study of settlement patterns
(Bilkent University, 2010)This thesis aims to assess the settlement data from the LBA-EIA transition from the Upper Euphrates and the Amuq. It uses settlement pattern analyses as ways to trace continuity and change, and incorporates architectural ... -
Wave-Line pottery from the late iron age levels of Kinet Hoyuk
(Bilkent University, 1997)East Greek originated Wave-Line pottery is generally dated between the eighth and fifth centuries B.C., and was recovered in large amounts from the Kinet Hoyuk Excavations. Since this group of pottery has a wide distribution ...
