Abstract
Abstract
Even though migration has been a very popular explanation for the mechanisms of cultural changes in archaeology, paradoxically identifying it based on the
archaeological evidence is very difficult. Traditional perspectives of archaeology
prior to “New Archaeology” have not attempted to explain the complicated nature
of migration while proposing it as the only explanation of social and cultural
changes. The debate on distinguishing migration from other similar processes such
as invasion, colonization or commercial contact is a popular subject but remains to
be inexplicable. The aim of this study is rather emphasizing the need for a methodology specifically for testing our knowledge about the trigger effects of the Ionian
migration that established the beginnings of the Ionian civilization. Migration as
the most important implement for the diffusion of political and cultural dynamics
is also relevant to the appearance of elements that established Ionian civilization
so for the “polis-state”. The development, interaction and the power of the Greek
city-states as well as the formation of their poli-ethnic society are very much owed
to migrations. Defining the nature of Mycenean presence at Western Anatolia prior
to the Ionian migrations serves as a source of evidence for understanding the
process of adaptation and in relation with that the formation of settlement pattern in the so-called Ionian region. The literary evidence that provides us an epic story
about the period that represents the transition from Late Bronze Age to Early Iron
Age –a new era- is perhaps deceiving when we are processing and evaluating the
material evidence for verifying the presence of Myceneans on the Western coast of
Asia Minor and the migration of Ionian tribes
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | November 1, 2005 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2005 Issue: 12 |