Step 1 : Presentation
The "Central Anatolian Neolithic e-Workshop" is an archaeological project on Internet, set up to debate some specific issues concerning the prehistory of Central Anatolia. The workshop made use of a private discussion list of scholars preliminary to an international "Table Ronde" that was held on 23-24 November 2001 in Istanbul (Turkey) on :
The Neolithic of Central Anatolia, internal developments and external relations during the 9th - 6th millennia cal BC
Aims of the Workshop:
To establish a geo-archaeological map of Central Anatolia by combining the physical and hydrological data with archaeological site distribution patterns on the 9000-5000 cal BC time frame;
to reach a working consensus on absolute chronology for Central Anatolia, combining the available 14C and dendrochronological evidence; and to set up an extensive and detailed 14C data base, which will be accessible for researchers in the field of study;
to reach a working consensus on the nature/validity and the use of labels, such as 'PPNB', 'Aceramic', 'Mesolithic', 'Epipalaeolithic', 'Early Neolithic', 'Late Neolithic', 'Early Chalcolithic', 'Middle Chalcolithic', etc.;
to debate aspects of cultural homogeneity and change in Central Anatolia during the period of study, and to find explanations for these aspects;
to discuss the extend and degree of contacts and/or cultural barriers of Central Anatolia with adjoining regions, including Southeast Anatolia, the Middle Euphrates, the northern Levant, Cilicia, the Lakes Region (Göller Bölgesi), Aegean Anatolia and Northwest Anatolia); and to establish their diachronic evolution for the time span concerned.
Preliminary results:
The chronological scheme based on the C14 dates: Chronological chart
The Central Anatolian C14 database: C14 Database
The geoarchaeological maps based on the sites list: Geoarchaeological maps
The Central Anatolian sites database: Sites Database
Organisation:
Please contact: Frédéric Gérard or Laurens Thissen
Participating institutions:
Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes, Istanbul
CNRS, Valbonne
Prehistory Department, University of Istanbul
Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg
The Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology, Cornell University
With the technical help of:
Ege Yayinlari
New Horizon Tourism & Travel
Kantura Bilgisayar Sistemleri
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