The Early Bronze Age I Architecture of Yassıtepe Höyüğü
Project no. 21634 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2020
Summary
<p>This study examines the architecture and spatial analyses of structures from the Early</p><p>Bronze Age I period at İzmir Yassıtepe Mound. The settlement, characterized by a</p><p>multi-layered structure, reveals a cycle that includes the buildings' construction, use,</p><p>and abandonment phases. In the construction phase of this cycle, the physical elements</p><p>of the architecture and building techniques were examined. The most comprehensive</p><p>part of the thesis is the use phase, during which archaeological spatial analyses were</p><p>applied to the buildings. These analyses consist of a series of evaluations, including</p><p>the general architecture of the buildings, architectural floors, and the spatial</p><p>distributions of the artefacts contained within the structures in terms of their quality</p><p>and quantity. The abandonment phases include interpretations using similar data.</p><p>The spatial analyses aim to determine the activity areas and types of the Yassıtepe</p><p>settlers, thereby revealing their social structures, particularly their daily lives. This</p><p>study will contribute to the understanding of the socio-cultural structure of Western</p><p>Anatolia at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC.</p>