In this book, Bleda During offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based on agriculture and industry. Dr. During traces the spread of the Neolithic way of life, which ultimately reached across Eurasia, and the emergence of key human developments, including the domestication of animals, metallurgy, fortified towns, and long-distance trading networks. Situated at the junction...

Bleda S. During, cografi olarak gunumuz Turkiye'sinin buyuk bir kismiyla ortusen Kucuk Asya'nin Mo 20.000'den 2000'e kadarki doneminin arkeolojik bir analizini sunuyor. Insan topluluklarinin kucuk olcekli avci-toplayici gruplardan, tarima ve endustriye dayali ekonomileri olan, karmasik ve hiyerarsik toplumlara donustugu donemi ele alan During, sonunda butun Avrasya'ya ulasan Neolitik yasam biciminin yayilisinin ve hayvanlarin evcillestirilmesi, metalurji, tahkimli kentler, uzun mesafe ticaret aglari dahil olmak uzere insanlik tarihindeki temel gelismelerin izini suruyor. Avrupa ile Asya'nin...

The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes examines the transformation of rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires in the Near East and Mediterranean. Through a comparative approach to archaeological data, it analyses the patterns of transformation in widely differing imperial contexts in the ancient world. Bringing together a range of studies by an international team of scholars, the volume shows that empires were dynamic, diverse, and experimental polities, and that their success or failure was determined by a combination of forceful interventions, as well as...