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BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE)

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BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE)

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This article explores the end of Early Bronze Age IVB (ca. 2300-2100 BC) and the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age I (ca. 2100-1800 BC) levels encountered during the research-rescue excavations conducted at Toprakhisar Höyük, a peripheral site located in the hilly landscape of the Altınözü district of Hatay. The archaeological remains exposed provided the possibility to explore research questions regarding the Early Bronze Age collapse and Middle Bronze Age re-urbanization from the stand point of the highland periphery in relation to the city centers of Tell Tayinat and Tell Atchana in the Amuq Valley of Hatay. The mixed corpus of the ephemeral Early Bronze IVB assemblage that includes elements from the Early Transcaucasian to North Syrian cultural horizon was followed by the appearance of a new local material culture in the early phases of the Middle Bronze Age. This allows us to contribute to current debates, including the expansion of the Amorites and Hurrians, and brings forward a hypothesis developed around climate change-induced long distance mobility patterns and cultural hybridization. The functional role of the site as an olive oil and wine producer has been suggested to be a strong economic aspect of the site in terms of its levels that witnessed environmental and anthropogenic stress followed by the subsequent urban expansion period.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Toprakhisar Höyük, Amuq Valley, Collapse, Re-urbanization

Destekleyen Kurum

Hatay Archaeological Museum, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University

Teşekkür

We would like to thank K. Aslıhan Yener, Stephen D. Batiuk and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and to Onur Hasan Kırman and Su Ün for illustrations. We are grateful to Tara Ingman for proofreading the final text.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Akar, M., Bulu, M., & Kara, D. (2024). BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE). TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, 35, 51-72. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar.1477360
AMA
1.Akar M, Bulu M, Kara D. BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE). TÜBA-AR. 2024;(35):51-72. doi:10.22520/tubaar.1477360
Chicago
Akar, Murat, Müge Bulu, ve Demet Kara. 2024. “BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE)”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, sy 35: 51-72. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar.1477360.
EndNote
Akar M, Bulu M, Kara D (01 Aralık 2024) BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE). TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi 35 51–72.
IEEE
[1]M. Akar, M. Bulu, ve D. Kara, “BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE)”, TÜBA-AR, sy 35, ss. 51–72, Ara. 2024, doi: 10.22520/tubaar.1477360.
ISNAD
Akar, Murat - Bulu, Müge - Kara, Demet. “BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE)”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi. 35 (01 Aralık 2024): 51-72. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar.1477360.
JAMA
1.Akar M, Bulu M, Kara D. BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE). TÜBA-AR. 2024;:51–72.
MLA
Akar, Murat, vd. “BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE)”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, sy 35, Aralık 2024, ss. 51-72, doi:10.22520/tubaar.1477360.
Vancouver
1.Murat Akar, Müge Bulu, Demet Kara. BEFORE THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE RE-URBANIZATION AT THE HINTERLAND SITE OF TOPRAKHİSAR HÖYÜK (HATAY, TÜRKİYE). TÜBA-AR. 01 Aralık 2024;(35):51-72. doi:10.22520/tubaar.1477360