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Into the Hinterland: The Middle Bronze Age Building at Toprakhisar Höyük, Altınözü (Hatay, Turkey)

Year 2018, Issue: 21, 81 - 116, 01.06.2018

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The recent salvage excavations conducted by the Hatay Archaeological Museum at Toprakhisar Höyük Altınözü in the highlands sorrounding the Amuq Valley on its southwestern side have revealed architectural data regarding re-urbanization patterns in the Middle Bronze Age 2000-1600 BC, MBA hereafter . This archaeological data is discussed under the larger theme of materiality, function, and conscious symbolism in the use of space. It is argued that rural sites likewise contained administrative complexes with stylistic attributes similar to well-known and larger palaces from the urban centers of the region.

Into the Hinterland: The Middle Bronze Age Building at Toprakhisar Höyük, Altınözü Hatay, Turkey

Year 2018, Issue: 21, 81 - 116, 01.06.2018

Abstract

Amik Ovasını güneybatıdan çevreleyen dağlık alanda yer alan ve Hatay Arkeoloji Müzesi tarafından gerçekleştirilen Toprakhisar Höyük Altınözü, Hatay kurtarma kazısında, Orta Tunç Çağı MÖ 2000-1600 döneminde yeniden kentleşme olgusunu yansıtan bir yapı kompleksi açığa çıkartılmıştır. Mekan kullanımında maddesellik, işlev ve bilinçli sembolizm konusu çerçevesinde irdelenen arkeolojik veri üzerinden, kırsal yerleşimlerde görülen idari yapı komplekslerinin, kent merkezlerinden bilinen daha büyük ölçekteki sarayların stilistik özellikleri ile benzerlik gösterdiği savunulmuştur.

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Primary Language English
Subjects Archaeology
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Murat Akar This is me

Demet Kara This is me

Publication Date June 1, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018 Issue: 21

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Chicago Akar, Murat, and Demet Kara. “Into the Hinterland: The Middle Bronze Age Building at Toprakhisar Höyük, Altınözü (Hatay, Turkey)”. Adalya, no. 21 (June 2018): 81-116.

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