Taphonomies of landscape: investigating the immediate environs of Çatalhöyük from prehistory to the present

Jackson, Mark P.C. and Moore, Sophie V. 2018. Taphonomies of landscape: investigating the immediate environs of Çatalhöyük from prehistory to the present. Anatolian Studies 68 , pp. 177-207. 10.1017/S0066154618000078

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Abstract

The landscape immediately surrounding the site of Çatalhöyük preserves topographic and ceramic evidence dating from prehistoric times to the present day. This article presents the results of a programme of investigation of the landscape conducted through analysis of remote-sensing, map and field-survey data, with particular emphasis on the first and second millennia AD. The concept of taphonomy, usually defined in archaeology as the process of change after deposition, is applied to the transformation of the settled landscape from its Neolithic origins to its present status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Taphonomy serves as a linking concept as we explore how past landscapes are mobilised and translated into the ever-changing present.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	British Institute at Ankara
ISSN:	0066-1546
Funders:	Roman Society
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 January 2019
Date of Acceptance:	6 July 2018
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 04:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/118886

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