anadolu anatolia Anadolu 0570-0116 2667-5129 Ankara Üniversitesi 10.36891/anatolia.1498754 Archaeology (Other) Arkeoloji (Diğer) SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE AND THE HEALING POTENTIAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY: COLLECTIVE WORK FOLLOWING THE FEBRURARY 6TH KAHRAMANMARAŞ EARTHQUAKES IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE MUD BRICK MONUMENTS AT TELL ATCHANA, ALALAKH SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KÜLTÜREL MİRAS VE İYİLEŞTİREN ARKEOLOJİ: KAHRAMANMARAŞ MERKEZLİ 6 ŞUBAT DEPREMLERİ SONRASI AÇÇANA HÖYÜK, ESKİ ALALAH KENTİ KERPİÇ ANITLARININ KORUNMASINDA KOLEKTİF SÜREÇLER https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-8465 Akar Murat Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, TURKEY 12 20 2024 50 29 53 06 10 2024 10 14 2024 Copyright © 1956, Anadolu 1956 Anadolu

The individual and societal trauma created by the February 6th Kahramanmaraş earthquakes that affected the major cities of Southeastern Türkiye and Syria are far beyond the devastating destruction, particularly at Antakya, where almost every structure was damaged. Thus, in line with the re-building of the cities affected by the earthquakes, multi-layered individual and societal healing processes must therefore be planned. This study presents the initial results of the sustainable cultural heritage initiative aimed at preserving the mudbrick monuments within the research excavations conducted by the Tell Atchana, Alalakh Excavations, where numerous team members were personally impacted by the earthquakes. The capital city of the Kingdom of Mukish serves as the focal point of this preservation effort. The restoration efforts following the earthquake at a forgotten heritage site near the Turkish-Syrian border, influenced by socio-political changes, environmental shifts, and a natural catastrophe in a region with a century-old research history, are showcased, with a focus on remembering, embracing and healing archaeology endeavors.

Türkiye’nin Güneydoğu ve Suriye’nin kuzey illerini etkileyen Kahramanmaraş merkezli 6 Şubat depremlerinin beraberinde getirdiği ve kuşaklar boyunca hatırlanacak olan bireysel ve toplumsal yıkım, Antakya gibi neredeyse bütün yapıların hasar aldığı kent merkezlerinin çok daha üstündedir. Bu nedenle, bir yandan depremden etkilenen kentlerin yeniden inşa süreci devam ederken, diğer yandan da bireylerin ve toplumların iyileşme sürecinin de çok katmanlı bir yapıda kurgulanması gerekliliği ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmada, birçok ekip üyesi depremlerden birinci derecede etkilenen Mukiş Krallığı’nın başkenti Aççana Höyük, Eski Alalah kenti kazıları kapsamında yürütülen kerpiç anıtların korunmasına yönelik sürdürülebilir kültürel miras projesinin ilksel sonuçları aktarılmıştır. Yüzyıllık bir arkeolojik araştırma geçmişine sahip bir coğrafyanın sosyo-politik gelişimleri, çevresel değişimleri ve doğal afetler kıskacında Türkiye-Suriye sınırına 3 km mesafede yer alan unutulmuş bir kültürel miras alanında deprem sonrası yürütülen koruma çalışmaları, hatırlama, sahiplenme ve iyileştiren arkeoloji teması altında sunulmuştur.

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