Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves

Number: 21 June 1, 2018
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Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves

Abstract

The social and belief systems in Western Anatolia during the Neolithic and Chalcolitic periods constitute an important question in Anatolian archaeology. Examination of the wall paintings in the Baltalıin and İnkaya caves near the village of Delice in the district of Dursunbey in Balıkesir province may provide some important answers. There appears to be a conscious effort behind the planning of these caves for use as cult centers in regards to hunting and religious rituals. These pictures reflect the beliefs and rituals of the Neolithic Age and includes themes such as life, death, and hunting

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APA
Yalçıklı, D. (2018). Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves. Adalya, 21, 15-44. https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH
AMA
1.Yalçıklı D. Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves. Adalya. 2018;(21):15-44. https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH
Chicago
Yalçıklı, Derya. 2018. “Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves”. Adalya, nos. 21: 15-44. https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH.
EndNote
Yalçıklı D (June 1, 2018) Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves. Adalya 21 15–44.
IEEE
[1]D. Yalçıklı, “Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves”, Adalya, no. 21, pp. 15–44, June 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH
ISNAD
Yalçıklı, Derya. “Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves”. Adalya. 21 (June 1, 2018): 15-44. https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH.
JAMA
1.Yalçıklı D. Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves. Adalya. 2018;:15–44.
MLA
Yalçıklı, Derya. “Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves”. Adalya, no. 21, June 2018, pp. 15-44, https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH.
Vancouver
1.Derya Yalçıklı. Two Neolithic Ritual Centers in East Mysia NW Turkey : The Baltalıin and İnkaya Caves. Adalya [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 1;(21):15-44. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64GJ32BH

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