International Symposium on East Anatolia-South Caucasus Cultures: Proceedings I

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4438-7234-8
Verlag: CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUB

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Gewicht: 3016 g

The Southern Caucasus is a region of great historical, cultural and strategic importance, which means that it has become an indispensable research field for most of the social sciences, particularly archaeology. However, despite its rich potential, research in the areas of modern-day Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nakhichevan, North-western Iran and North-eastern Turkey has been inadequate when compared with other important culture basins such as Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean.

In October 2012, Atatürk University in Erzurum, North-eastern Anatolia, Turkey, with the patronage of the Eurasian Silk Road Universities Consortium (ESRUC), hosted a Symposium of academics from more than 120 science and education institutions around the world to discuss opinions and share information about cultures in this region from its earliest times to the Middle Ages, within the scope of Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, and Ethno-archaeology.

This two volume publication is a compilation of 75 articles, which were evaluated and selected by an Academic Committee, from contributors who presented their academic papers at the Symposium.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bailey, Janette Tripp

Isikli, Mehmet

Can, Birol

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte Europäische Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regionalgeographie

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Mehmet Isikli has been Director of Excavations at Ayanis, an Urartian Castle located on the shores of Lake Van in Eastern Turkey since 2013, and most of his working life in archaeology has been centred on the South Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia, especially the Kura-Araxes culture, which is the hallmark of the Bronze Age in this vast region. He has published a large number of articles, papers, and books regarding the archaeology of this remarkable and still mysterious region, as well as undertaking many projects, surveys and soundings. His specialities – the Early Bronze Age through to the Urartian Kingdom in the Iron Age – are the focus of the EASC Symposium.

Dr Birol Can completed his archaeological studies at Atatürk University and then presented his PhD in 2005 on the subject of Architectural Ornamentation in Roman Anatolia. He has worked on excavations in different parts of Anatolia such as Kyzikos, Altintepe, Dara and Antiochia ad Cragum, and has served as editor and arbitration board member for various scientific journals and books. Dr Can is a member of several scientific institutes and has written numerous articles on a variety of topics, including Roman art, architecture and ornamentation, historical geography, ancient mosaic art, and social life in antiquity. He lectures at Atatürk University on similar topics.