Tirsin Kayaustu Resimleri

ArkeoPera Perşembe Toplantıları

Tirşin Kayaüstü Resimleri

Konuşmacı: Ersin Alok

Tarih: 8 Mayıs 2008, Perşembe
Saat: 19:00

Yer: Arkeopera, Yeni Çarşı C. Petek Han No: 16/A 34433 Galatasaray, İstanbul

İlona Seramik Atölyesi ve diğer seramik kursları

İyi bir seramik kursu arıyorsanız, size iç rahatlığıyla İlona Seramik Kursu'nu tavsiye ediyoruz.

İlona Seramik Atölyesi'nde en uygun fiyatlarla seramik kursu alabileceğiniz bir atölyedir.

İLONA SERAMİK ATÖLYESİ
ilonaceramic @ gmail.com
0216 349 93 96 - 0532 435 47 30


Buraya güvendiğiniz seramik kurslarının iletişim bilgilerini eklemek isterseniz lütfen "yorum yaz" bağlantısına tıklayarak önerdiğiniz seramik kursunun telefon numarası, varsa internet adresi, epostası gibi bilgilerini ekleyiniz.

Photos: Decorated pottery

©Berkay Dinçer

Decorated potteries waiting for klin.

Photos: Pottery drying

©Berkay Dinçer

Pottery must be dried in cool place without direct sunlight.

Photos: Pottery, waiting before klin

©Berkay Dinçer

Pottery must be awaited to dry after shaping.

Photos: Pottery shaping

©Berkay Dinçer

Shaping is the most important part of pottery making. Potter's wheel is a big invention which made people able to produce more standardized potteries.

Photos: Pottery clay kneading

©Berkay Dinçer

Clay must be kneaded well before shaping in order to make raw material homogeneous and avoid air bubbles inside the clay.

Photo: Pottery forms

©Berkay Dinçer
Pottery forms give clues to archaeologists about its date, but those in the picture are just modern replicas of Hittite pottery.

Pottery making from archaeologists' view

Clay is an aluminium silicate that contains some metal and alkaline. It can be separated into some different kinds according to their atomic structure and chemical components. Clay minerals has a stratified structure and can be in the forms of flake, plate or pin.

In the Near East, pottery was first used in Anatolia, Syria, and northern Mesopotamia nearly 8200 years ago and, with some exceptions, diffused everywhere in the Old World in a short period of time for the human history; two thousand years. Pottery is divided into different ware groups in accord with their making technique, shape and decoration. Geographical and historical distribution of this groups is used for understanding relative chronology when absolute chronology is not available -even when absolute chronology is available. Many times, changes in making technique and shape of pottery reflect cultural change. According to clay sources that can be defined with clay analysis of pottery, some trade routes and cultural relations can be understood better.

There are two ways of shaping clay for making vessels: Making by hand or using a wheel. Many different ways can be used in hand work. The wheel can be turned by hand or by foot or by both.

Before surface procedure, vessel is usually left to dry one or two days. Surface can shine like polished or be mat according to burnishing. Slip or wash can be used for decorating. Glaze is a metallic silicate and usually applied like slip. In prehistoric pottery, decoration is usually made before the vessel gets dry. Stamping and incising decoration is usually common. Kiln is not very necessary to fire a vessel. Many times just fire is enough.

Read full text Pottery Making article (in Turkish)

Pottery Making images

Havadan Orta Fırat

Havadan Orta Fırat

Konuşmacı: Nezih Başgelen

Tarih: 30 Nisan 2008, Çarşamba
Saat: 18:30

Yer: Osmanlı Bankası Müzesi,
Bankalar (Voyvoda) Caddesi No:11 Karaköy, İstanbul

Sınırlı yer olması nedeniyle rezervasyon yaptırmanız gerekmektedir.

Tel: (212) 334 22 70
obmuze@ottomanbank.com
www.obmuze.com

Aşağıdaki içerik Osmanlı Bankası Müzesi'nin etkinliği tanıtmak için gönderdiği epostadan alınmıştır. Bkz: Başkalarına ait ürünlerin etik kullanımı

Söyleşide, 1967'den bu yana Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi kapsamında Fırat Nehri üzerinde inşa edilen Keban, Karakaya, Atatürk, Birecik ve Kargamış barajlarının göl alanlarında yapılan arkeolojik çalışmaların, uygarlık tarihini değiştirebilecek önemli sonuçları ele alınacak.

Başgelen söyleşide, göl olmadan önce Orta Fırat havzasında, Birecik ve Kargamış baraj alanlarında havadan ve karadan yaptığı belgelemelerin çarpıcı görüntülerini, gözlemleri eşliğinde aktaracak. Bu alanlardaki kurtarma kazılarını, su altında kalan değerleri, Birecik, Zeugma tufanından kurtulabilenleri, Halfeti, Kalemeydanı ve Rumkale'deki ilginç eserleri, Fırat boyundaki Vespasiyanus'un Latince kitabesini, Roma lejyonlarının izlerini, Sesonk tümülüsünü ve diğer ilginç eserleri anlatacak.

Nezih Başgelen

1978'de konusunda ülkemizdeki ilk popüler periyodik yayını olan Arkeoloji ve Sanat Dergisi'ni çıkardı. 1982'de kurduğu Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları kapsamında; yurdumuzun zengin tarihi eserleri ve eski uygarlıkları hakkında araştırma, inceleme, el kitapları, kataloglar, gezi rehberleri gibi 21 temel dizi üzerinden 1.000'e yakın başvuru eseri yayımladı. 1986'da Türkiye'nin tarihi, doğal ve turistik değerlerine dönük hizmet veren görsel doküman arşivini (Celsus Picture Library) oluşturdu. Yabancı ülke müzelerindeki ve arşivlerindeki Türkiye'den giden eserleri belgelemeye çalıştı. Çocuklara yönelik tarihi eserleri ve eski uygarlıkları sevdirmeyi amaçlayan eğitici boyama kitapları projesini başlattı. Yazdığı yazılar, verdiği konferanslar, yayımladığı kitaplar, düzenlediği etkinliklerle arkeolojinin ve eski eserlerin korunması konusunun kamuoyunda yer almasını sağladı. Trakya ve özellikle Doğu Anadolu'da yaptığı araştırmalarda pek çok bilinmeyen kalıntı, anıt ve arkeolojik yerleşmeyi belgeleyerek bilim dünyasına tanıttı.

Kaletepe Deresi 3 Excavation areas

Paleolithic excavation areas at Kaletepe Deresi 3 on the slope of Göllüdağ volcano.
©Berkay Dinçer

Lower Paleolithic poliedric pieces from KD3

Poliedric pieces from Kaletepe Deresi 3.
©Berkay Dinçer

Kitap Sanatında Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi'nin Eserleri

SANAT TARİHİ DERNEĞİ

Kitap Sanatında Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi'nin Eserleri

Konuşmacı: Prof. Dr. Zeren Tanındı

Tarih: 29 Nisan 2008, Salı
Saat: 18:30

Yer: Pera Müzesi Oditoryumu
Tepebaşı, Meşrutiyet Caddesi, No. 65 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Tel: +90212 334 99 00

Aşağıdaki içerik Sanat Tarihi Derneği'nin etkinliği tanıtmak için gönderdiği epostadan alınmıştır. Bkz: Başkalarına ait ürünlerin etik kullanımı

Kitap Sanatında Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi'nin Eserleri
İslam kitap sanatında tezhiplerle donanmış halde süslenen ilk edebiyat eseri Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi’nin Mesnevisi’nin 1278 tarihli nüshasıdır. Mevlana’nın ve oğlu Sultan Veled’in eserlerinin mevlevi seçkinler tarafından tezhiplerle donanmış örneklerinin hazırlatılması 14.yüzyılda da sürecektir. 15.yüzyılda özellikle Mesnevi’nin tezhipli nüshalarının sanat hamileri Timurlu yöneticiler olacaktır. Bilinen resimli ilk Mesnevi nüshası da Karakoyunlu Türkmenleri döneminde 15.yüzyılın ortasında hazırlanmıştır. Daha sonraki yüzyıllarda Mesnevi’nin ihtişamlı tezhiplerle donanmış örneklerine rastlanmaz, ancak 17.yüzyılın ortalarında Osmanlı hattatı Cevri’nin istinsah ettiği bir grup Mesnevi nüshasının tezhiplerle süslendiği görülür. Osmanlı yönetimindeki Bağdat'ta 16.yüzyılın sonlarına doğru resimlenen kitaplarda özellikle Sevakıb-ı Menakıb’da Mevlana’nın ve çevresinde geçen olayların zengin betimlemeleri vardır.


Prof. Dr. Zeren Tanındı
İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Sanat Tarihi Bölümünü bitirdi (1965). Aynı Üniversitede doktorasını yaptı (1971). Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Kütüphanesi’nde uzman olarak çalıştı (1967-1984). Burada çalıştığı sırada İslam’da Kitap Sanatı: Cilt, tezhip, tasvir konularında yetkinleşti. Bir süre Bursa Müzesi’nde çalıştıktan sonra (1984-86), Uludağ Üniversitesi’ne geçti (1986). Halen bu Üniversite’de Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sanat Tarihi Bölümü’nde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmakta ve Bölümü Başkanlığı görevini sürdürmektedir. Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi’ndeki görevinden başlayarak; El-yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi Şefi, Kültür Bakanlığı, Bursa Kültür Müdürlüğü‘nde Şube Müdürü, Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Resim - İş Eğitimi Bölümü Başkanı, Eğitim Fakültesi Dekan Yardımcısı, Uludağ Üniversitesi Senatosu Üyesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi, Güzel Sanatlar Bölümü Başkanı, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sanat Tarihi Bölümü Başkanı olarak idari görevler üstlenmiştir.

İslam Sanatında ‘tasvir, tezhip ve cilt’ konusunda yazdığı kitapları, kitap bölümleri, makaleleri, bildirileri, poster sunumları, ulusal ve uluslararası yayınlarda yer almaktadır.

Bilimsel Kuruluşlara Üyelikleri, juri ve komisyon üyelikleri arasında: Bursa Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Bölge Kurulu üyesi ve Başkan Yardımcılığı, Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Atama Kriterleri Dosya Değerlendirme Komisyonu Başkanlığı, Uludağ Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Kültür Sanat Kurulu Üyeliği, YÖK Doçentlik Sınavı Jüri Üyelikleri ve Profesörlük atamalarında jüri üyelikleri bulunan Prof. Tanındı, Sanat Tarihi Derneği’nin de üyesidir.

Kaletepe Deresi 3 excavations

A view from Kaletepe Deresi 3 excavations in 2005.
©Ludovic Slimak

Batılılaşma Dönemi Osmanlı Duvar Resimlerinde İstanbul Tasvirleri

Batılılışma Dönemi Osmanlı Duvar Resimlerinde İstanbul Tasvirleri

Konuşmacı: Tarkan Okçuoğlu

Tarih: 30 Nisan 2008, Çarşamba
Saat: Sorunuz!

Yer: İstanbul Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Mesrutiyet Caddesi No: 47 34443 Tepebasi / Beyoglu

Telefon : 0212 334 0900
Faks : 0212 245 0145

İstanbul Kuş Evleri

Türk Edebiyatı Vakfı Koneransı

Konuşmacı: Hayri Fehmi Yılmaz (Sanat tarihçisi)

Tarih: 30 Nisan 2008, Çarşamba
Saat: 17:00

Yer: Türk Edebiyatı Vakfı Konferans Salonu
Divanyolu Caddesi No:14 Sultanahmet, İstanbul

Tel: 0 212 526 16 15-0 212 527 50 32
Faks: 0 212 513 77 49
www.turkedebiyati.com.tr
tedev @ turkedebiyati.com.tr

Obsidian source

An obsidian source near Kaletepe.
©Berkay Dinçer

Poliedric pieces from Kaletepe Deresi 3 Acheulean

Most numerous finds of Kaletepe Deresi 3 Acheulean; poliedric pieces.
©Berkay Dinçer

Obsidian biface, Acheulean of KD3

An obsidian biface from Lower Paleolithic layers of Kaletepe Deresi 3
©Berkay Dinçer

Kaletepe Deresi 3

Kaletepe Deresi 3 is a recent water course. At the back, Kabaktepe.
©Berkay Dinçer

An Equid tooth from Middle Paleolithic layer of Kaletepe Deresi 3

An equid tooth from Kaletepe Deresi 3 Middle Paleolithic layers.
©Berkay Dinçer

Excavations at Kaletepe Deresi 3

Kaletepe Deresi 3 excavations in 2004.
Photo: ©Merve Andaç

Kaletepe article on Atlas magazine

One of Kaletepe's latest article appeared on Atlas magazine.

Atlas 169 (2007)

Golludag volcano, obsidian source

Göllü Dag volcano.
©Berkay Dinçer

Obsidian cleaver from Kaletepe Deresi 3 Lower Paleolithic layers

Excavations at Kaletepe Deresi 3. An obsidian cleaver.
©Berkay Dinçer

Kaletepe, Neolithic Obsidian Workshop

Kaletepe. Aladag mountain range and Demirkazık peak at the back.
©Berkay Dinçer

Kaletepe Deresi 3 and Obsidian Source

"Kaletepe Deresi 3" is an open air Paleolithic site located in the volcanic region of Central Anatolia. The activity of this geological complex generated an important intrusion of obsidian largely used during the prehistoric period for tool making. The site is located a few kilometers on the eastern slopes of Gollu Dag volcano in the proximity of the Komurcu obsidian intrusions which represent one of the most important obsidian sources in the Near East with outcrops continuing for more than 3 km.

Discovered in summer 2000 during an archaeological survey, Kaletepe Deresi 3 is an in situ open air Paleolithic site, yielding 17 archaeological occupations from middle to upper Pleistocene. The data allow the examination of long-term human comportements and illustrate the first discovery of an Acheulean complex in Turkey. The multidisciplinary researches are also integrated to the tephrochronological and paleontological context.

Kaletepe Deresi 3 is the first Paleolithic sequence of Central Anatolia and its oldest archaeological layers illustrate one of the oldest human settlements actually known in Turkey.

This summary was originally published in:
Slimak, L., N. Balkan-Atlı, D. Binder, B. Dinçer,
2005, "Installations paleolithiques en Cappadoce", Anatolia Antiqua XIII: 287-294.

Read full text Kaletepe Deresi 3 article (in Turkish).

Read full text Kaletepe Paleolithic and Neolithic article (in Turkish).

Kaletepe related images.

Kaletepe bibliography.

Another Kaletepe source page.

Archaeogeophysics

Geophysics is a nature science that can obtain archaeological information. Techniques used in archaeogeophysics are gravity, magnetism (nature based); electromagnetic, seismic, induced polarization, ground probing (artificially based) and many more like these.

First works are done in North America and Britain in the 1940s. According to the developments of computer technologies (like developments in image processing and modelling), remote sensing became more commonly used in archaeology. Magnetism, resistivity and ground probing are the most common techniques.

In Turkey, archaeogeophysical techniques are first used in 1960s at Nemrut and Giges tumuluses and in the Keban Project. At 1970s, Hattusas and Demirci Hoyuk became a part of the first investigated mounds with the archaeogeophysical techniques in the world. As a very fast technique to obtain information about the undersoil, archaeogeophysics can help us to protect cultural heritage from the destruction of dam lakes and other constructions like roads or buildings.

Read full text Archaeogeophysics article (in Turkish).

Archaeogeophysics related images.

Archaeogeophysics bibliography.

Fruehbyzantinischer Goldschmuck

Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü Kolokyumu

Frühbyzantinischer Goldschmuck
(Erken Bizans Altın Mücevheratı)

Konuşmacı: Dr. Yvonne Stolz (Oxford/Istanbul)

Tarih: 21 Nisan 2008, Pazartesi
Saat: 16:30

Yer: Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi
Ayazpaşa Camii Sok. 46, Gümüşsuyu-Istanbul

Archaeogeophysics at Ancient Aphrodisias

Subsurface imaging of ancient Aphrodisias, a Hellenistic/Roman city in Anatolia (Turkey). City streets (laid out on a planned grid) and architecture can be plainly seen. Image courtesy of Aphrodisias excavations, New York University.

This file has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, Aphrodisias excavations, New York University. This applies worldwide. Taken from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aphrodisias-res.jpg)

Magnetic gradiometer map of a prehistoric hearths

Magnetic gradiometer map of a prehistoric Native American campsite in Wyoming, USA. Five fire hearths (later excavated) appear as circular magnetic highs.

Image taken from Wikipedia where it is sait that the image is under public domain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:3030-mag.jpg)

Şamanizm ve Paleolitik Mağara Sanatı

Şamanizm ve şamanist transın mağara sanatıyla ne gibi bir ilgisi olabilir diye sorulduğunda aklıma, ilk olarak şamanizmin ve Paleolitik sanatın neler olarak tanımlanacağı geliyor. Açıkçası ikisine de burada kısaca bile olsa, değinmek benim sınırlarımı çok fazla aşıyor...

Tarihöncesi arkeolojisinde temel bilgi kaynaklarımızdan bir tanesi de, ilgilendiğimiz toplumlarla ilgili detaylar konusunda bize yardımcı olabilecek etnoloji ve sosyal antropoloji. Bugün hala tarihöncesindeki gibi yaşamakta olduğunu düşündüğümüz toplumlar incelenerek, bugün onlarda bulunan bazı özellikler anoloji yoluyla tarihöncesi topluluklar için de genellenebiliyor. Ancak tabi ki, bunun bazı sakıncaları var. Bunların en başında, günümüzde yaşayan topluluklarla tarihöncesindekilerini birbirine benzeterek genellemenin ne kadar sağlıklı olabileceği sorusu geliyor.

Üst Paleolitik mağara sanatının şamanist etkinlikler sonucu ortaya çıktığıyla ilgili yorumlar da, yine bu şekilde ve bence sağlıklılığı tartışılabilir yorumlarla ortaya çıktı. Şamanizm nedir, ne zamandır vardır, Paleolitik insanlara şamanist demek doğru mudur gibi soruların mutlaka araştırılması gerekir. Ben bunların çoğunlukla Paleolitik sanata günümüdeki düşünce yapısıyla bakılmasından dolayı ortaya çıkan sorular olduğu fikrindeyim. Kısacası, Paleolitik sanatın, neden yapıldığını asla tam olarak, bilimsel bir şekilde kanıtlanabilir bir şekilde asla ortaya koyamayacağımızı düşünüyorum. Bazı yerlerde bunun nedenleri ile ilgili ipuçları ortaya çıksa da, bunların da çoğunluğu doğru olacak genellemeler doğuramayacağını sanıyorum.

Elbette, bu tür konuların popülerleşmesi, insanlar tarafından anlaşılıp önemsenebilmesi için, bazı genellemeler yapıldığında, Paleolitik sanatın, bugün şamanizm olarak bildiğimiz olguyla yakınlığından bahsedilebilir. Ancak, bunu asla net olarak söyleyemeyeceğiz. Söylesek de bu bence gerçek anlamda bilimsel ilkelere uygun bir önerme olmayacak.

Paleolitik sanatın, bugünkü anlamıyla sanat kavramına uygun bir üretim olsun diye yapılmamış olduğu konusunda uzmanlar birleşiyor. Öyleyse, ortaya, bu "eserlerin" ortaya çıkmasında bir başka nedenin olduğunu düşünüyoruz. Tarihöncesi arkeologları arasında, Paleolitik sanatla ilgili düşüncelerin zaman içindeki değişimi de araştırmak için ilginç bir konudur. Dönemlere göre arkeologların sanata bakışı da değişmiştir.

Günümüzde Paleolitik insan ve dolayısıyla da onların sanatı hakkında ne kadar şey bildiğimizi düşündüğümüzde, bugün pek çok konu hakkında genelleme yapmaya hakkımız olmayacağını, ileride yapılacak küçücük bir keşifle bile bugün ortaya attığımız çok büyük teorilerin çöpe gidebileceğini söyleyebiliriz. O nedenle, belki ortaya büyük teoriler koymaya çalışmaktansa, bu insanların nasıl yaşamış olduğuyla ilgili daha fazla bilgi edinmekte yarar olacaktır diye düşünüyorum.

Şamanizm konusuyla tam olarak değil, ancak Paleolitik sanatla ilgili aşağıdaki yayınları tavsiye ederim:
Güven Arsebük'ün İnsan ve Evrim (1995) kitabında Homo sapiens'in anlatan bölümde kısaca bu konuya değiniliyor.
Steven Mithen'in Aklın Tarihöncesi (1999) kitabı da, önemli bir kaynak olarak bu konuya da değiniyor.
Mehmet Ateş'in Mitolojiler ve Semboller (2001) kitabı da ilginç olabilir.
İnsanın En Güzel Tarihi (2000) bu konudaki iyi kitaplardan bir tanesidir.
Paul Bahn, bu konuda dünyada en önemli otoritelerden bir tanesidir. Onun makalelerini tavsiye ederim.

Afrodisyas: Anadolu'da Benzersiz Bir Heykel Okulu

Arkeopera Perşembe Söyleşileri

Anadolu'da Benzersiz Bir Heykel Okulu: Afrodisyas

Konuşmacı : Mesut Ilgım

Tarih : 17 Nisan 2008, Perşembe
Saat : 19:00

Yer : ArkeoPera, Yeniçarşı Cad. Petek Han No: 16/A 34433
Galatasaray, İstanbul

Koleksiyonculuktan gelişen özel müzecilik

Yapı Kredi Kültür, Sanat Dünyamız Söyleşisi

Çağdaş Sanat Konuşmaları – 4
Koleksiyon, Koleksiyonerlik ve Müzecilik

Moderatör: Levent Çalıkoğlu
Konuşmacı: Şennur Şentürk, Dr. Şeniz Atik

Tarih: 17 Nisan 2008, Perşembe
Saat: 18:30

Yer: Yapı Kredi Sermet Çifter Salonu,
İstiklal Caddesi, No: 161-161A, Kat: 1
Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Aşağıdaki içerik Yapı Kredi Kültür'ün internet sitesinden (http://www.ykykultur.com.tr/) alınmıştır.

Dizinin yöneticisi Levent Çalıkoğlu’nun bu ayki konukları İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi uzman arkeologlarından Dr. Şeniz Atik ve Yapı Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Müzesi Yöneticisi Şennur Şentürk koleksiyonculuktan gelişen özel müzecilik konusunu ele alacaklar. Özel müzelerin ve koleksiyoncuların ülkemizin ve artık küreselleşen dünyanın kültürüne katkısını eksisi, artısı ile yasa ve yönetmelikler ışığında konuşup tartışacaklar.

Homeros, Batı Anadolu ve Ilyada

Anadolu Üniversitesi Arkeoloji Kulübü Konferansı

"Homeros Batı Anadolu ve İlyada"

Konuşmacı: Prof. Dr. Coşkun Özgünel (Ankara Üniversitesi DTCF Arkeoloji Bölümü)

Tarih: 17 Nisan 2008, Perşembe
Saat: 15:00

Yer: Anadolu Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi
Sakine Çelik Öztürk Konferans Salonu/Eskişehir

Osrhoene in der Spaetantike

Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü Kolokyumu

Osrhoene in der Spätantike
(Geç Antikite'de Osrhoene)

Konuşmacı: Dr. Peter Baumeister (Berlin)

Tarih: 14 Nisan 2008, Pazartesi
Saat: 16:30

Yer: Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi
Ayazpaşa Camii Sok. 46, Gümüşsuyu-Istanbul

Geoscience of Ancient Mediterranean Harbors

Fransız Anadolu Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Konferansı

"Geoscience of Ancient Mediterranean Harbors"
(Antik Akdeniz Limanlarının Yerbilimi)

Konuşmacı: Christophe Morhange (Université d'Aix-Marseille I- CNRS UMR 6635)

Tarih: 9 Nisan 2008, Çarşamba
Saat: 18:00

Yer: Fransız Anadolu Araştırmaları Enstitüsü (IEFA)
Nuru Ziya S. No: 10, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Konferans dili İngilizce'dir.

Archaeology, Noah's flood and Sumerian mythology

As far as we know today, great flood is not a historical event. There are many people wondering about where is the Noah's ark... So if you make some speculations about it, you'll get the money from many foundations for your research.

Some people like that conduct marine research in Black Sea. They also say that they've found the evidence of flood. But within the archaeological or geological point of view, it is not possible to find evidences for it.

As many people recognized, there are many similarities between the Bible and Sumerian mythology. Similarities among the other religions' holly books are evident too. So we may say that christians, jewish and muslims can find the roots of their religions in the Sumerian mythology. They are all the same. Not only flood story, there are many other similarities too.

Did Australopithecus aferinsis walked bipedal?

Australopithecus afarensis, commonly known as "Lucy" is one of the most important hominid fossils. This fossil kind, has long arms, and small brain capacity like modern apes. But the most significant feature of them was their bipedal movement style. There are more than 300 individuals of this kind dated between 4 and 3 million years ago. They all have the same characteristic pelvis bone that proves bipedal walking. Also their footprints proved that they walked as modern homos.

Naming of fossils are very problematic. Because, Australopithecus took its name when it was first found. That means "monkey of the south". But the researchers did not know that this kind had the ability to walk on their two leg when they gave this name to them. If they recognized that feature, they would give "Homo erectus" to Afarensis, I believe. Because the Homo erectus has its name because of its recognized bipedal walking ability.

As far as I know, A. afarensis is one of our ancestors, I don't care what we call them. It's more important to understand them.

When and where did archaeology start?

Development of archaeology as a field of discipline, is a very long process. You can see some important dates of archaeological events here: http://archaeology-faq.blogspot.com/2007/02/how-did-archaeology-start-as-field-of.html

It goes back to 16th century. But for me, modern archaeology is much more than earlier "antiquities collection making". So, modern archaeology started at the end of the 19th century (1880-90s). At these times, many sites excavated and the aim of archaeological investigation changed. Before, people collected artifacts just for pleasure (or treasure !) but at the end of 19th century, people started to see archaeology as an answers to their questions about the past.

About this long process, we cannot say a certain country as a homeland of archaeology. It is the continent of Europe. But people in many countries individually developed ideas about archaeology. France is the home of Paleolithic archaeology, Germany is well known about old languages etc. Every European country had its own interests about archaeology. We must say, every country has its own archaeology tradition. So we cannot say a country as the origin of archaeology. But we can say western Europe is the origin.

Best archaeology books

There are many books about archaeology. It's a very diversified subject but I can still make some suggestions about prehistoric archaeology books:

Steven J. Mithen - The Prehistory of the Mind.

Richard G. Klein - The Dawn of Human Culture.

Robert Braidwood - Prehistoric Man (very old but still the best)...

You can also find some books about archaeology that I personally suggest... The page is unfortunately in Turkish but you still have the chance to get some names of authors.
http://paleoberkay.atspace.com/kitaplar.html

You can find some e-books about archaeology here:
http://zemin.terapad.com/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.jfzjngxqhnkeobru

Also you can find many books at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Archaeology-Books/lm/2NPS53QY3WE7I

This is the page of About.com's archaeology books:
http://archaeology.about.com/od/booksandbooklists/Archaeology_Book_Reviews.htm

*Best Answer - Chosen By Voters

Is archaeology "grave robbing"?

Archaeology is not grave robbing. Since it does not care how expensive an artifact can be sold anymore, it won't be fair to describe archaeology as "grave robbing"...

Archaeologists excavate because they are in need of solving the historical problems. Every excavation shed light into a problem. So archaeologist does not excavate to find artifacts. Archaeologists excavate to find answers...

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

Should government invest more into archaeology?

Governments should invest more into archaeology.

Also, some sponsorship possibilities must not be ignored. Private companies should be encouraged to sponsor archaeological researches.

In the beginning of this century, most of the countries invested into archaeology very much because they were in need of evidencing that their nation existed many times before. These days, many countries are not in need of finding a "national history". That's why, the money resources of archaeology being decreased. But we need archaeology and we must find some more money for it. If it is not the government, there should be another kinds of sources.

What do I need to become an archaeologist?

You need to be graduated from a university's archaeology section to become an archaeologist. It's just a job...

If you want to excavate or make some surveys; field research, in most countries you need a permission from the state. If you want to study some archaeological find in the museums, you also need a permission to enter the museum's "secret rooms".

Does archaeology prove the Bible?

Give me just a little piece of archaeology, I can prove you that the god exists and I can also prove you that the God doesn't exist too.

Archaeology can be taken as proves for anything. Eg.: In 1920 and 1930's with the "archaeological record" Marxist archaeologist Childe proved that primitive communal societies existed. And with the same material, another archaeologist who inspired Adolf Hitler, Cossina proved the existence of a "herrenvolk". They both used the same archaeological data.

How did archaeology start as a field of discipline?

It started nearly 500 years ago as an interest to the different kinds of objects.
1533- King Henry VIII, hired first "archaeologist" as antiquities clerk.
1612- First "archaeological" excavation at Rome by Howard.
1690- First Paleolithic artifact found in London. It was a biface.
1718- First NGO about history: Society of Antiquaries (London).
1738- Excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum.
1744- First excavations in northern Europe: Zealand tumulus in Denmark.
1759- British Museum founded.
1784- First excavations in north America: President Jefferson excavated Monticello.
1797- First correlation between Paleolithic stone tools and animal bones.
1799- Rosetta Stone discovered.
1817- First systematic exhibition: Thompsen arranged Danish museum according to his "three age system" which is still in use (Stone, Bronze and Iron ages).
1833- Stratigraphy rules by Lyell about geology.
1839- Discoveries of Mayan cities in central America.
1842- First systematic Paleolithic excavation: Abbeville.
1854- First ziggurat excavation at Mesopotamia: Ur.
1856- Neanderthal man identified.
1859- Darwin published Origin of Species.
1865- First appearance of word "Prehistory" by John Lubbock.
1879- Paleolithic paintings at Altamira Cave discovered.
1884-1908- Excavations by Schilemann (at Tiryns), Vesselovskii (at Maikop), Evans (at Knossos) and Vasic (at Vinca).
1921- Homo erectus fossils found.
1922- Grave of Tutankhamon opened by Carter.
1922- Sumerian civilization to be popularized
1924- Discoveries of first great civilizations in India.
1925- First published synthesis about prehistory by Gordon Childe: The Dawn of European Civilization.
1926- Leakey started researching in eastern Africa.
1948- Braidwood's Jarmo excavations make nature scientists and archaeologists work together.
1949- Radiocarbon (C-14) dating invented and used to date archaeological materials by Libby.
1952- First underwater excavations by Cousteau.
1959- Olduwai finds in Africa.
1974- Chinese terra cota army discovered.
1991- Ice man "Otzi" discovered in Alps.
1994- Chauvet Cave discovered.

Archaeology started as a research for roots of Middle age civilization in the Roman and Greek civilizations. It's the beginning of Classical Archaeology. European researchers started to search the holly places that are written in the Bible. This is the beginning of Near Eastern archaeology. With the Industrial Revolution, geology started to develop and it is the beginning of prehistoric archaeology. With the 20th century, every national state in Europe started to search their roots. So archaeology became more complicated and sponsored by the governments.
Source(s):

ArkeoAtlas 1 (2002): 28.

Archaeology and carbon dating? How can I become archaeologist and can I find job?

To become archaeologist, you need to study archaeology in the university (in USA anthropology).

Archaeologists study ancient cultures and it has some sub-sections like prehistory (before the invention of writing), protohistory (after invention of writing), classical archaeology (Greek and Roman civilisations) and middle age archaeology.

Main method for archaeologist is to excavate and then analyze the artifacts. If archaeologist finds a piece of wood or an organic material like this, he/she sends it to chemistry laboratory for carbon dating.

There are not very much job for the archaeologist. Usually they work in the universities and museums. If there are some, archaeologists can find job in consulting companies.

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

What is everyday work for an archaeologist?

Normally, archaeologist excavates. In some private archaeology companies, there are two different kind of archaeologist: One in the field and one in front of the table.

In the universities, scholars excavate only in the summer when the universities are in the summer vacation. Then archaeologists come to the laboratories and start analyzing the materials. After this process archaeologist should write one or more articles to share his/her research results with the scientific society and the public.

One of the most important part of archaeologist's work is to read. Because, as a scientist archaeologists must keep their information up to date about other sites and new discoveries.

In a normal excavation, just one campaign lasted about a month, you can collect tons of things to analyze. There are different specializations among the archaeologists, such as lithic, pottery, metal atc. specialists, archaeozoologists and archaeobotanists. So everybody analyze the different material. One should collect everybody's work and put the things together in a publication.

So there are a lot of work to do, even you don't excavate everyday...

Dating techniques in archaeology

Archaeologists use relative and absolute dating techniques to find the age of an artifact.

Relative techniques include:
Cation Ratio
Cultural Affiliation
Fluorine Dating
Obsidian Hydration
Patination
Pollen Analysis
Rate of Accumulation
Seriation
Varve Analysis

Absolute techniques include:
Archaeomagnetism
Astronomical Dating
Dendrochronology
Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)
Fission Track
Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL)
Oxidizable Carbon Ratio (OCR)
Potassium- Argon Dating
Racemization
Thermoluminescence Dating
Uranium-Thorium Dating

See: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/dating/

How did a concept in chemistry led to advances in archaeology?

Before the 1950s, archaeologists had no opportunity to think about absolout dates about the cultures they concerned. After W.F. Libby invented the C-14 dating, it all changed the archaeology (and also he got Nobel Prize for it). Because with this method, a trustable timescale added to archaeological data which had changed almost all theories.

Before the invention of that chemical method, all chronologies were relative. As archaeologists saw a piece of pottery (for example) more primitive than the other, they put that to an earlier era than the other. But with C-14 dating, it became possible to undenstand that it could be at the same age or even younger. Today more than 100 chemistry laboratories serving archaeologist with C-14 dating.

The C-14 is not the only chemical method that helps the archaeologist. It is the most important but there are many other chemistry methods in use today. For example, it is now possible to understand what some containers included before they have been burried under the soil, and also chemistry helps archaeologists and conservationist to protect and reconstruct their findings.

What type of scientist examines fossils and remains after the Archaeologist bring them in?

Fossils are usually the subject of paleontology. Archaeology does research about cultures of past humans. Paleoanthropology is a science that usually concerns with fossil humans...

So if you want to study animal fossils, go for paleontology...
... for human bones, paleoanthropology...
... for cultures, archaeology...

Archaeology is always buried, is the earth getting bigger?

There is always the same amount of material in the world. But it can be changed and moved. Eg. there will be always the same amount of water (even it's polluated or at the icesheets or oceans or clouds)...

Archaeological sites are usually burried because ancient people move earth on them. So that didn't change the amount, it just change the place...

*Best Answer - Chosen By Voters

What is archaeology?

Archaeology is everything about the past. Today we have different kinds of scientific disciplines about our life. For example, economy, sociology, architecture, engineering, philosophy. Archaeology does the same job with all these, but just a little difference: its the past.

Main research method for the archaeologist ist excavation. We have a lot of fun when we excavate, and also it's physically very hard to excavate. In these days, archaeologists haven't got adventures like Indiana Jones. But there is still more to enjoy. For me, I like to see different parts of my country and I have this change with archaeology. I live in a big citiy, and go to a little village every summer for my job. Probably the best part of archaeology is travelling.

If you have some more questions about archaeology, maybe English pages of my website can help you. Go to my profile and see the address.

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

How come archaeological finds are so far down? Roman ruins are often under 6ft of earth - why?

This is totally about the situation of the site. Usually archaeological sites are being buried with the later settlements. Usually these sites are founded in strategically good places, then people choose to settle down there many times through the history.

Burying is also a ritual for some societies. For example, some prehistoric people buried their houses and temples before they leave the settlement. This could be a kind of religious activity.

For Turkey, as an archaeologist living in Turkey, I would say, this is also same in Turkey too. As far as I understand you have seen one example about the depth of mosaics in Turkey. But there are many more sites which are deep under the soil too. This is totally according to the situation of the site again. If people choose to live there very long time, the depth of the soil increases. If people leaved and did not settle there again, the depth of the soil decreases.

Are humans animals or aliens?

According to Linnaeus classification of living world, human beings are among the vertebrates and we are in the group of primates where our neighbors are chimps, gorillas and orangutans. It's true! Genetic evidences show 99.6% of human and chimpanzee DNA are the same. Like the cat and the lion, we are relatives with the apes. But this DOESN'T mean that they are our ancestor. We are cousins...

For me, accepting that human beings are animals is not a hard thing because we live the same way: we eat with the mouth, we see with the eyes, we walk with the foot... etc. So where is the difference? We are the same.

Can carbon-14 be used for objects older than 50 million years?

No. Half-life of carbon-14 is nearly 500 years. For that reason its limit is just 50 thousand years. As far as I know, dating of 100 milion year old "something" is hard. Because you can always have some (maybe 1-3 milion years) uncertainity. For dating that object you can use potassium -argon, uranium-238, thermoluminesce and electron spin resonance.

What are excavation methods in archaeology?

There are many excavation methods. First of all, it will change according to your period of interest. For example, you cannot usi the same method in a Roman site and in a Paleolithic site.

Anyway, there are three main excavation methods used in archaeology. These are, grid system, open-area system and "chess-board" system.

But keep in mind that, every archaeological site has its own solution for excavating system.

*Best Answer - Chosen By Voters

What is the next step in evolution for human beings?

To disappear! It's clear that only two and half milion of evolution is not a very long term for other animals. But I suppose that the man lived very fast. With the nuclear weapons it won't be easy to survive if people elect bushlike presidents.

How do you explain the Noah flood in the Persian Gulf?

Sea-level changes during the Pleistocene is a very sensitive subject because we cannot generalize any situation. As far as I know, sea-level changes due to the ice sheets have greater effect in inner seas like Black Sea, and smaller effects in the oceans. Level of the Black Sea was very low in the glacial maximum. But at that time, there is not such big change in the sea-level at the Persian Gulf because of its connection with the ocean.

Of course there are some changes all around the world. But they are not the same everywhere.

Possible origin of the Noah story, is just a speculation. It has no relation with the modern science. Recent researches in the sea of Marmara, showed alluvials at the southern part of the Bosphorus. That means the "big flood" did not existed in the Black Sea area. There are some excavated Bronze Age sites in Bulgarian Black Sea coast. But there are much more all over the world. All settlements of the fishers before 5 thousand years are underwater now.

What is paleoanthropology? Can I find job as a paleoanthropologist?

Paleoanthropology is a scientific discipline that works on human evolution. It mainly studies the bones of fossil hominids. But also first stone tools of the Paleolithic times are the subject of that discipline.

But you can't find job easily. All over the world it not easy find a job in this subject. Only the universities and museums need anthropologists. But I believe the world need that job very much. While fossil records are difficult to find and easily destroyed, we need more paleoanthropologists.

Do you believe that we came from the apes?

We do NOT come from the monkeys. As I did not give birth to my cousins (and neither they gave me), none of the living monkeys became human. BUT we have very close relation, they are our cousins. That means we have a common ancestor.

As in modern biology classification, the horse and the donkey are in the same family. And we are in the same family with gorilla, orangutan and chimps because we are relative.

Charles Darwin never wrote that we came from the MODERN monkeys. But some people, who never read his books coincidally misunderstood his theories about human evolution.

When did the Paleolithic people settle?

This question has many different answers for every part of the world. Paleolithic, let's say hunter gatherer societies, which is nomad and depended on natural resources, lived up to 4-5 thousand years ago.

We can define Neolithic as village life and agriculture.

First Neolithic villages are found in southeastern Anatolia and northern Syria and Iraq. All these first villages dated back to 10-12 thousand years ago. In central Anatolia there are some Neolithic sites too which are dated to the same period. There is no use of pottery at that time, for that reason it's called "pre-pottery Neolithic" by prehistorians.

After the "collapse" of pre-pottery societies we see a migration movement out of this "core" region of village societies. This wave of migration reached western Anatolia and the Balkans 7-8 thousand years ago and reached western Europe nearly 4 thousand years ago.

In Japan, Paleolithic people settled in the Paleolithic. This is called "Jeitun culture" (24 thousand years ago). But when they actually became Neolithic they returned to nomad life.

In Americas, people started to settle 5-6 thousand years ago. As far as I know, it started in the Central America.

But we must keep in mind that when some people started to settle, there had been a lot of people who rejected this lifestyle and stayed Paleolithic.

*Best Answer - Chosen By Voters

How can I find an archaeology job?

It is absoloutely right that most archaeologists can find jobs only in the universities or museums. But in some countries, like Holland and Germany, there are many archaeology consulting companies. These companies offer good jobs for archaeologists.

To find job announcements, check this out:
http://www.eculturalresources.com/

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

How did apes become human?

We are close relatives with the apes. None of the living apes will become human some day, and none of them is our ancestor. But we have a common ancestor which probably lived 7-8 million years ago. Than our branches separated. We became human and they became chimps, gorillas etc.

Anybody, including pre-school children, can see that we are looking like them (or contrary). As one can accept that the horse and the donkey, or the cat and the lion are relatives, our relation with the modern apes is the same.

Apes became humans... Why did not some apes become human?

According to classification of animals first made by C. Lineaus, human is a member of primates team, hominid family. This classification is still in use in modern biology. All living animals are relatives. Because life was firs appeared and evolution made it diversified. Closest relatives of us are chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. We are members of hominoid class.

The idea which says that apes became human buy evolution is just A LIE that creationists say. They say that because they want to make evolution misunderstanded by the public.

But NONE of the evolution theorists nor Darwin (he lived in 19 century!) have said this. They always say that we are relatives with all animals. Modern DNA research also proved that. 99,6% of our genes are same with chempanzees, 96% of our genes are same with mice. This proves that we all have same ancestors.

THAT ALSO MEANS THAT NONE OF THE APES, BECAME HUMAN BY THE TIME. Our ancestors are not apes, but we have the same ancestor nearly 7-8 million years ago. Probably we had a common ancestor with mice some 20-25 million years ago, and with the cow or dog (or any other mamalian) some 40-50 milion years ago.

Any little child at the age of 5-9 can understand that we are looking like apes (or contrary). They are our cousins (ATTN: My cousin can NOT be my father).

Evolutionists NEVER said that. Only creationists say that kind of lies. Because they are afraid of science, light, truth...

At Yahoo Answers, why doesn't archaeology have its own category like anthropology?

In the USA, archaeology is under anthropology. In Europe and most of the world archaeology is an independed discipline. Yahoo Answers is originated in the USA. So they didn't think we can visit it outside of the USA :)...

*Best Answer - Chosen By Voters

Do you think the human race will end up?

In fact we have no more time!

Just think, as archaeologist Robert J. Braidwood wrote before, if we see all history as a one day, it is now one to midnight. Human groups living in Africa made first stone tools only one minute ago. Jesus was born just 1 second ago. Roman empire, Middle Ages all were in one second time.

Before that one minute, it was the evolution of mamalians, reptiles, other livin creatures. Before 3-4 hours ago, there was no life on earth.

So, we should understand that, we just see a small part of our earth's adventure. We think 70-80 years is a lot of time. Yes it is, but only for us. It's nothing for the earth, which is nearly 4-5 bilion years old. It's nothing if we compare human evolution. First humans apeared 2.5 milion years ago.

Dinosours lived the timespan between 180-65 milion years. That were their time. But the earth changed, and they disappeared.

Human will disappear too. The earth is changing faster. We change it. And it's not a success. We kill other living creatures. And everyday one specie disappears because of our pressure on the nature.

After, 10-20 milion years, maybe a understanding creature will see our remains as a greyish ash layer in a geological statigraphy (as we see Miocene like this today). Maybe they will find atomic bomb explosions too. But we will disappear. But the life in earth will continue. I believe.

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

Did the Neanderthal man appeared before homo sapiens or it was contemporary?

Neandertals firs appeared 220.000 years before. They were living in Near Eastern and Europe. Anthropologist have some arguments about neandertal man, if they are ancestors of modern man (Homo sapiens sapiens). As far as I know, the two human species existed together in some regions. If we accept that archaic Homo sapies sapiens appeared in Africa nearly 135.000 years before, they must be co-existing species.

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

How accurate is radiocarbon (C-14) dating?

Half life of carbon 14 is something like 560-580 years. After death it starts to become less. It can be applicable to all organic materials like bones, grains and woods.

For that reason it is widely used for archaeology. But is is not very secure to have carbon dating with something younge than 3-4 thousent years. And for things older than 50 thousent years, it is not also secure (because rest amount is so little). All carbon datings should be calibrated. The best is to calibrate with dendrochronology (tree rings).

The world is many much older than the age of 5766 years! It was just the times of Sumerians who invented writing (and of course reading! :-). Before the Sumerians many civilisations existed in Chalcolithic and Neolithic ages. Before that people were living with hunting and gathering. First stone tools of humans are dated to 2-2.5 milion years. Probably some people made tools with organic materials which cannot be left until these times.

At least for the humans, we can say a 4 million years of history. The earth is much older, like 4-5 Bilion (not milion!) years...

What was the roll of the men and women in the Paleolithic and Neolithic era compared to the present?

Actually we know just a little about it. Probably, as we see in the modern primitive groups still living, women usually collected plants and men hunted the animals. The life of the society was mostly depended on women's efforts in the earlier parts of Paleolithic I believe. Because there was not very much hunting since the Middle Paleolithic.

In the Upper Paleolithic Europe (35,000 years ago) there are some Venus figurines which reflects huge women. The same period, some male figurines also existed in Eastern Europe. But I believe further excavations will shed light into the Venus figurines problematic.

For the Neolithic, it has been thought that there was a Female Goddess. Figurines from Catalhoyuk (in Turkey), made people think of that. Recent researches in Anatolia, mostly in the southeast of Turkey, proved that before Catalhoyuk times (Pre-Pottery Neolithic) there were many statuettes of male figures. So sex of the Neolithic deity changes with the transition from PPN to Pottery Neolithic. But in western parts of Neolithic culture, like Balkans, figurines dating to the Neolithic, mostly has no sex identification.

We can not say that women or men had a special "sacrified" role in these times (both Neo and Paleo).

We can only say in farming villages (who still live like Neolithic age) their roles are different (I am talking about farming villages that produces cereals like wheat). The man usually work only in summer and women always does most of the housework all the time.

Source(s):
My readings: Ian Hodder, Mehmet Özdoğan.
And observations in Anatolian villages.

*Best Answer - Chosen By Voters

Underwater archaeology grants?

Maybe these websites can help you:

http://ina.tamu.edu/
http://www.pophaus.com/underwater/instit...

*Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

Did god give us the ability to adapt and change? How do you explain the fossiles of Homo sapiens?

If you want to talk about fossils, or something related with SCIENCE, you should first be OBJECTIVE. That's why, many scientists leave their beliefs just in front of the door of their laboratory.

God, is not a subject of science. Because we cannot prove its existence (at the moment). So we cannot ask a "scientific" question which has "God" in it.

At the moment human evolition is proved with many evidences. There are many human ancestors like Kenyantropous platyops, Sahelanthropous tchadensis, Australopithecus robustus + afarensis + africanus, Homo habilis + erectus + ergaster + neanderthalensis etc.

I am an archaeologist. I excavate one milion year old site in Anatolia (Turkey). The first stone tools are made by a different human species, it's very clear.

As far as, I know all life in the world evolved. For the moment I can just say that. For the God, keep in mind it's not a subject of science "yet".

Müzeler ve Toplumsal Katılım

Sempozyum ve Çalıştay
Müzeler ve Toplumsal Katılım

Tarih: 11-12 Nisan 2008, Perşembe-Cuma

Katılımcılar:
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
Ankara Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi
Bursa Kent Müzesi
Diyarbakır Müzesi
Sadberk Hanım Müzesi
santralistanbul
Amsterdam Kent Tarihi Müzesi
Hunebedcentrum, Drenthe
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden

Yerler:
11 Nisan 2008 Cuma, Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü,
İstiklal Caddesi, Nuru Ziya Sokak 5, Beyoğlu
12 Nisan 2008 Cumartesi, santralistanbul,
Eski Silahtarağa Elektrik Santrali, Kazım Karabekir Cad. 1, Eyüp

Organizasyon:
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Deniz Ünsal
santralistanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Sanat Yönetimi Programı

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Fokke Gerritsen
Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü

Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü ve İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 11–12 Nisan 2008 tarihlerinde müze eğitimi üzerine iki günlük bir konferans düzenleyecektir. Müze yönetimindeki değişen uygulamaların ışığında, müzelerin eğitim faaliyetleri, şehrin sosyal dokusundaki yerleri, halkın katılımına yönelik olasılıklar, ziyaretçileri hedefleyen yeni yöntemler gibi konular ve bu alandaki uluslar arası akımlara paralel yeniliklerin oldukça kısıtlı bütçelerle nasıl uygulanabileceği sorusu Türkiye ve Hollanda müzelerinden uzmanların katılımıyla tartışılacaktır.

Bu bilgiler Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü internet sitesinden (http://www.nit-istanbul.org/nitactivitiestr.htm) derlenmiştir.

Müzeler ve Toplumsal Katılım Sempozyum Programı
11 Nisan 2008
14:00 Müzeler ve Toplum: Deneyimler ve Planlar

Açılış: Fokke Gerritsen, Deniz Ünsal

Giriş:
Zülküf Yılmaz (Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü)
Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı'nın Perspektifinden Müze ve Toplum İlişkisi

Sunumlar:
Mine Kiraz (İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi, İstanbul)
Asuman Alpagut (Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara)
Hein Klompmaker (Hunebed Arkeoloji Merkezi, Drenthe)
Anne-Marie Woerlee, Geke Vinke (Ulusal Etnoloji Müzesi, Leiden)


12 Nisan 2008

09:30: Müzeler ve Toplum: Deneyimler ve Planlar

Sunumlar:
Dilek Yıldız (Bursa Kent Müzesi, Bursa))
Nevin Soyukaya (Diyarbakır Arkeoloji Müzesi, Diyarbakır)
Petra Robbens (Audax Tekstil Müzesi, Tilburg)
Ece Öyken (Sadberk Hanım Müzes, İstanbul)
Annie Fletcher (Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven)
Sibel Çetingöz (santralistanbul)

Antiokheia AD Pisidium ve Aziz Paulus-En Son Buluntularla

ArkeoPera Perşembe Toplantıları

"Antiokheia AD Pisidium ve Aziz Paulus-En Son Buluntularla"

konuşmacı: Bilgin Turnalı

Tarih: 10 Nisan 2008, Perşembe
Saat: 19:00

Yer: Arkeopera, Yeni Çarşı C. Petek Han No: 16/A 34433 Galatasaray, İstanbul

Map: Important Paleolithic sites in NW Turkey

Taken from ArkeoAtlas 1 with verbal permission.

Important Paleolithic sites of northwestern Turkey. This map is the
first appearance of Yatak for the wider public.

Photos: Search for the stone tools

©Rana Dinçer

Search for the stone tools.

Photos: A chopper from Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A Paleolithic chopper from Yatak.

Photos: Paleolitihic artifact containing stone pile from Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A view of stone pile containing Paleolithic artifacts. It was taken at
the very first days of the discovery of Yatak. Note the pile is
relatively smaller than the later photos.

Photos: The History Foundation award to my Paleolithic paper

©Rana Dinçer

Prof. Dr. Oğuz Tekin giving me (Berkay Dinçer) an award of The History
Foundation (Tarih Vakfı - Turkey) for my paper about the Paleolithic of
Yatak.

Photos: A view from Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A view from Paleolithic site of Yatak.

Photos: The biggest Paleolithic chopper

©Berkay Dinçer

The biggest Paleolithic chopper from Yatak which is heavier that 1.75
kilograms.

(Yatak'ta bulunmuş en büyük satır.)

Photos: Paleolithic chopper from Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A small Paleolithic chopper of flint from Yatak.

(Yatak'tan bir satır.)

Perge’de Yeni Araştırmalar

Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü

“Perge’de Yeni Araştırmalar”

Konuşmacı : Prof. Dr. Haluk Abbasoğlu, Istanbul Üniversitesi
Tarih : 10 Nisan 2008, Perşembe
Saat : 18:00

Yer : Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi
Ayazpaşa Camii Sok. 46, Gümüşsuyu-Istanbul

Photos: Paleolithic site of Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A view from Paleolithic site of Yatak.

Paleolithic site of Yatak in spring

©Berkay Dinçer

Paleolithic site of Yatak in spring. It is used as a crop field.

(Bahar ayında Yatak.)

Photos: Paleolithic nothings!

©Berkay Dinçer

These stones are collected from the Paleolithic site of Yatak. Only
one in the center is an artifact, a chopper, the others are just
nothing for the archaeologist.

(Yatak'tan taşlar, bunlardan sadece ortadaki bir Paleolitik alet,
diğerleri "hiçbir şey".)

Photos: Paleolithic stone pile from Yatak, got bigger all the time

©Berkay Dinçer

Stone pile containing Paleolithic artifacts from Yatak. Farmers collect
stones from their fields and use them in construction in the village.
But the problem is, there are artifacts inside!

(Yatak'taki taş yığını, Paleolitik aletler de içeriyor. İnşaatlarda
kullanılmadan önceki hali.)

Photos: A view from Paleolithic site (Yatak)

Photo: Olcay Avcı

A view from Yatak. One of the best known Paleolithic site of Turkish Thrace.

(Yatak'tan bir görünüm.)

Photos: Paleolithic Biface from Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A Paleolithic biface from Yatak. This biface was the first biface of
Turkish Thrace. It was given to museum autorities, but lost since that
time.

(Yatak'tan -iki yüzeyli- el baltası.)

Photos: A Paleolithic flake from Yatak

©Berkay Dinçer

A Lower Paleolithic flint flake from Yatak.

(Yatak'tan bir yonga)

Photos: Yatak, Paleolithic artifacts in stone pile

©Berkay Dinçer

Stone pile including Paleolithic stone tools. Yatak, Thrace, Turkey.

(Yatak'taki taş yığını.)

Geçmişi ve Geleceği Yok Olan Irak

Geçmişi ve Geleceği Yok Olan Irak

Konuşmacı: Yard. Doç. Dr. Gül Pulhan,

Tarih: 3 Nisan 2008, Perşembe
Saat: 20:00

Film Gösterimi: Uygarlığın Beşiği Mezopotamya Yağmalanırken
Saat: 18:00 ve 19:00
Yönetmen: Robin Benger
Kanada / 2003 / 46'

Yer: Osmanlı Bankası Müzesi,
Bankalar (Voyvoda) Caddesi No:11 Karaköy, İstanbul

Sınırlı yer olması nedeniyle rezervasyon yaptırmanız gerekmektedir.

Tel: (212) 334 22 70
obmuze@ottomanbank.com
www.obmuze.com

Aşağıdaki içerik ve kullanılan resim, etkinliğin tanıtım mesajından alınmıştır.

2003 yılının Nisan ayı, hafızalardan kolay silinmeyecek bir talanın yıldönümü. Arkeologların, tarihçilerin ve müzecilerin tüm uyarılarına rağmen Bağdat'ın işgali sonrasında korunamayan Irak Ulusal Müzesi, dört gün dört gece boyunca yağmalandı, 20 bine yakın eser talan edildi, çalındı ya da tahrip oldu. Bağdat Müzesi talanını Musul, Babil, Basra gibi diğer kentlerdeki müzelerin talanı ve binlerce yıllık Sümer, Asur şehirlerinin halen süregelen yağması izledi. Kanada Devlet Televizyonu'nun Bağdat Müzesi yağmasının hemen sonrasında hazırladığı belgesel, müzecilerin tanıklıklarını, alınmaya çalışılan tedbirleri, ihmalleri, Mezopotamya höyüklerinde hâlâ önlenemeyen yağmayı, arkeolojik eser talanının eski eser piyasası ve koleksiyonerlerle olan ilişkilerini ortaya koyuyor.


Yard. Doç. Dr. Gül Pulhan

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümü'nden lisans, İstanbul Üniversitesi Protohistorya ve Ön Asya Arkeolojisi Bölümü'nden yüksek lisans derecesi aldı. Amerika'da Yale Üniversitesi'nde Mezopotamya Arkeolojisi alanında M.Phil ve Doktora derecelerini kazandı. Oxford Üniversitesi'nde doktora sonrası araştırmacı olarak bulundu. Türkiye'de Kurbanhöyük, Tillehöyük, Boğazköy, Acemhöyük, Kestel-Göltepe, Tell Atchana, Suriye'de Tell Leilan kazılarında çalıştı. Ankara Bilkent ve İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitelerinde öğretim üyeliği yaptı. Halen İstanbul'da, Koç Üniversitesi'nde kurucuları arasında yer aldığı Arkeoloji ve Sanat Tarihi Bölümü'nde ve aynı bölümün Anadolu Uygarlıkları ve Kültürel Miras Yönetimi Yüksek Lisans programında ders veriyor. Editörlüğünü yaptığı yayınlar arasında, "Cogito" ve "Sanat Dünyamız" dergilerinin arkeoloji özel sayıları, "Çatalhöyük" ve "Dünya Mirasında Türkiye" kitapları sayılabilir. Irak'taki arkeolojik yıkım ve talan sonrasında, 2004'te İstanbul'da düzenleyicileri arasında olduğu "Geçmişimiz için bir Gelecek: Kültürel Miras Kavramının Yeniden Tanımlanması ve Korunması" başlıklı uluslararası toplantının notlarını yayına hazırlıyor.

PB Arkeoloji'de Irak'la ilgili bağlantılar:
ABD, Doğa ve Tarihe Saldırıyor
Bağdat Müzesi Yağmalandı