Tunceli, arkeolojik kalıntılara sahip olduğu bilinmekle birlikte Keban projesinden bu yana sistem... more Tunceli, arkeolojik kalıntılara sahip olduğu bilinmekle birlikte Keban projesinden bu yana sistematik araştırma yapılmamış bir bölgedir. 2015 yılında Dr. Yasemin YILMAZ başkanlığındaki bir ekip tarafından Tunceli’de başlatılan yüzey araştırmasıyla; arkeolojik kalıntıların Prehistorik Çağlardan Orta Çağ’a kadar uzanan zengin bir çeşitliliği barındırdığı belirlenmiştir. Özellikle Paleolitik Çağla ilgili yeni keşifler dikkat çekicidir. 2020 yılı sezonuyla beş yılı tamamlanan çalışmalarda; Pertek, Mazgirt, Çemişgezek ve Ovacık ilçelerinde bulunan yontmataşların 1167’si ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiş ve bunların 922 adedi Paleolitik Çağ’a tarihlenmiştir. Paleolitik buluntu alanları, İ. K. Kökten’in de dikkat çektiği gibi, tarih öncesi höyüklere yakındır. Yüzey araştırmasında bulunan en eski aletler Oldowan yontuk çakıllarıdır. Ayrıca, belgelenen birçok Acheulean alan; az sayıda iki yüzeyli el baltası, Levallois tekniğinin kullanımı ve birincil çakmaktaşı kaynaklarına yakınlığıyla dikkat çek...
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2018
An investigation of pattern problems posed by middle school mathematics preservice teachers using... more An investigation of pattern problems posed by middle school mathematics preservice teachers using multiple representation.
Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, 2011
The Archaeology Museums of Istanbul have been conducting large-scale rescue excavations at Yenika... more The Archaeology Museums of Istanbul have been conducting large-scale rescue excavations at Yenikapi since 2004 within the construction site of the tube-tunnel project to cross the Sea of Marmara. As the site of the res cue excavations is the now filled in ancient Byzantine harbor located within the historic centre of Istanbul, numer ous outstanding finds, among them over 30 Late Roman-Byzantine ships, have been recovered. The recovery of a Pottery Neolithic site that was established prior to the formation of the ancient harbor when Marmara was in lacustrine stage and later inundated with the rise in the level of the sea, was another discovery of prime impor tance. Prehistoric levels yielding assemblages representative of the various stages of the local Neolithic Fikirte pe culture (6500-5600 cal. BC) have also revealed human remains. Even if they are few in number, the diver sity of funerary practices is surprising ranging from simple or multiple, secondary or primary burials to crema tions, the latter being the earliest of its sort yet recovered in Turkey. Moreover, the exceptionally well preserva tion of wood at the site provided ample evidence to reconstruct unexpected funeral practices. The analysis of the cremations is still in process. Seven urns contained remains of adults and immature indi viduals. Burnt human bones were also found into two pits or scattered. Two of the burials are multiple. Burial 1 counts four individuals found all in primary context. Three of them were probably placed simultaneously and the last individual added somewhat later. There are two adults, a woman and probably a man, and two immature aged ofl to 5 years old at the time of the death. Burial 2 comprises two individuals, an adult and an immature. The adult is a female found in a primary burial context. The imma ture belongs also to the category of 1-5 years old at the time of the death and is in a secondary position. It is likely that the immature was buried into this place, then, when the adult has been added, its bones were col lected, put into a pot and left there. The two other burials include one adult each, a male in Burial 3 and a female
Burial, for the dead individual, is created by the living. It is a compound of its architecture, ... more Burial, for the dead individual, is created by the living. It is a compound of its architecture, fill, dead object, space, and time. Archaeotanatology is the determination of burial practices of the past societies, using different analytical methods and data from archaeological burials, skeletons/human bones. With analytical tools such as the interactive handling of archaeological contexts, the taphonomic analysis of the skeletonization process of the body and the chronology of the articulation of the bones forming the skeletal system, archaeotanatology suggests that these buried objects should be examined using a special method. French scientists Henri Duday and
North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic political and social change since the Bronze Age, but th... more North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic political and social change since the Bronze Age, but the impact of these events on its demographic history is little understood. Here we study this question by analysing the recently excavated Late Iron Age settlement of Çemialo Sırtı in Batman, southeast Turkey. Archaeological and/or radiocarbon evidence indicate that the site was inhabited during two main periods: the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE and the first millennium BCE. Çemialo Sırtı reveals nomadic items of the Early Iron Age, as well as items associated with the Late Achaemenid and subsequent Hellenistic Periods. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes from 12 Çemialo Sırtı individuals reveal high genetic diversity in this population, conspicuously higher than early Holocene west Eurasian populations, which supports the notion of increasing population admixture in west Eurasia through the Holocene. Still, in its mtDNA composition, Çemialo Sırtı shows highest affinity to Neolit...
Remains of prehistoric art offer a rich variety and are discovered in many parts of the world in ... more Remains of prehistoric art offer a rich variety and are discovered in many parts of the world in different time periods. This article evaluates the Upper Paleolithic remains unearthed in caves in Western Europe, especially in France and Spain, and the discussions and hypotheses about them. According to some researchers working on Paleolithic art, artistic production is one of human beings' sine qua non feature. For this reason, this article discusses the emergence of art in Western Europe within a framework knitted by the concepts of Homo sapiens migration, symbolic thought, cultural modernity, anatomical modernity, myth, and consciousness and seeks answers as to which dynamics may have led to the emergence of art. Remains of prehistoric art are classified as portable and unportable artworks. Portable artworks include objects and figurines made from stone, bone, teeth and wood. It is thought that these objects were used in daily works or for ritual purposes. Unportable artworks, on the other hand, include depictions made with engraving, painting and low relief techniques on rocky surfaces of caves, shelters, and open-air areas. The subjects covered are mainly animals, anthropomorphic figures, humans and motifs/signs, which are depicted by being separated from their natural environment.
Objectives: North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic social change during the Holocene, but the i... more Objectives: North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic social change during the Holocene, but the impact of these events on its demographic history is poorly understood. Here, we study this question by analysing genetic data from the recently excavated Late Iron Age settlement of Çemialo Sırtı in Batman, southeast Turkey. Archaeological and radiocarbon evidence indicate that the site was inhabited during the second and first millennia BCE. Çemialo Sırtı reveals nomadic items of the Early Iron Age, as well as items associated with the Late Achaemenid and subsequent Hellenistic Periods. We compare Çemialo Sırtı mitochondrial DNA profiles with earlier and later populations from west Eurasia to describe genetic continuity patterns in the region.
Many burned skeletal remains have been found in the Çayönü Skull Building. The upper layer yielde... more Many burned skeletal remains have been found in the Çayönü Skull Building. The upper layer yielded 71 skulls and some post-cranial remains which might have been burned during the intentional burning of the building. In the earlier layer BM la, there were also many burned human ...
Tunceli, arkeolojik kalıntılara sahip olduğu bilinmekle birlikte Keban projesinden bu yana sistem... more Tunceli, arkeolojik kalıntılara sahip olduğu bilinmekle birlikte Keban projesinden bu yana sistematik araştırma yapılmamış bir bölgedir. 2015 yılında Dr. Yasemin YILMAZ başkanlığındaki bir ekip tarafından Tunceli’de başlatılan yüzey araştırmasıyla; arkeolojik kalıntıların Prehistorik Çağlardan Orta Çağ’a kadar uzanan zengin bir çeşitliliği barındırdığı belirlenmiştir. Özellikle Paleolitik Çağla ilgili yeni keşifler dikkat çekicidir. 2020 yılı sezonuyla beş yılı tamamlanan çalışmalarda; Pertek, Mazgirt, Çemişgezek ve Ovacık ilçelerinde bulunan yontmataşların 1167’si ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiş ve bunların 922 adedi Paleolitik Çağ’a tarihlenmiştir. Paleolitik buluntu alanları, İ. K. Kökten’in de dikkat çektiği gibi, tarih öncesi höyüklere yakındır. Yüzey araştırmasında bulunan en eski aletler Oldowan yontuk çakıllarıdır. Ayrıca, belgelenen birçok Acheulean alan; az sayıda iki yüzeyli el baltası, Levallois tekniğinin kullanımı ve birincil çakmaktaşı kaynaklarına yakınlığıyla dikkat çek...
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2018
An investigation of pattern problems posed by middle school mathematics preservice teachers using... more An investigation of pattern problems posed by middle school mathematics preservice teachers using multiple representation.
Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, 2011
The Archaeology Museums of Istanbul have been conducting large-scale rescue excavations at Yenika... more The Archaeology Museums of Istanbul have been conducting large-scale rescue excavations at Yenikapi since 2004 within the construction site of the tube-tunnel project to cross the Sea of Marmara. As the site of the res cue excavations is the now filled in ancient Byzantine harbor located within the historic centre of Istanbul, numer ous outstanding finds, among them over 30 Late Roman-Byzantine ships, have been recovered. The recovery of a Pottery Neolithic site that was established prior to the formation of the ancient harbor when Marmara was in lacustrine stage and later inundated with the rise in the level of the sea, was another discovery of prime impor tance. Prehistoric levels yielding assemblages representative of the various stages of the local Neolithic Fikirte pe culture (6500-5600 cal. BC) have also revealed human remains. Even if they are few in number, the diver sity of funerary practices is surprising ranging from simple or multiple, secondary or primary burials to crema tions, the latter being the earliest of its sort yet recovered in Turkey. Moreover, the exceptionally well preserva tion of wood at the site provided ample evidence to reconstruct unexpected funeral practices. The analysis of the cremations is still in process. Seven urns contained remains of adults and immature indi viduals. Burnt human bones were also found into two pits or scattered. Two of the burials are multiple. Burial 1 counts four individuals found all in primary context. Three of them were probably placed simultaneously and the last individual added somewhat later. There are two adults, a woman and probably a man, and two immature aged ofl to 5 years old at the time of the death. Burial 2 comprises two individuals, an adult and an immature. The adult is a female found in a primary burial context. The imma ture belongs also to the category of 1-5 years old at the time of the death and is in a secondary position. It is likely that the immature was buried into this place, then, when the adult has been added, its bones were col lected, put into a pot and left there. The two other burials include one adult each, a male in Burial 3 and a female
Burial, for the dead individual, is created by the living. It is a compound of its architecture, ... more Burial, for the dead individual, is created by the living. It is a compound of its architecture, fill, dead object, space, and time. Archaeotanatology is the determination of burial practices of the past societies, using different analytical methods and data from archaeological burials, skeletons/human bones. With analytical tools such as the interactive handling of archaeological contexts, the taphonomic analysis of the skeletonization process of the body and the chronology of the articulation of the bones forming the skeletal system, archaeotanatology suggests that these buried objects should be examined using a special method. French scientists Henri Duday and
North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic political and social change since the Bronze Age, but th... more North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic political and social change since the Bronze Age, but the impact of these events on its demographic history is little understood. Here we study this question by analysing the recently excavated Late Iron Age settlement of Çemialo Sırtı in Batman, southeast Turkey. Archaeological and/or radiocarbon evidence indicate that the site was inhabited during two main periods: the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE and the first millennium BCE. Çemialo Sırtı reveals nomadic items of the Early Iron Age, as well as items associated with the Late Achaemenid and subsequent Hellenistic Periods. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes from 12 Çemialo Sırtı individuals reveal high genetic diversity in this population, conspicuously higher than early Holocene west Eurasian populations, which supports the notion of increasing population admixture in west Eurasia through the Holocene. Still, in its mtDNA composition, Çemialo Sırtı shows highest affinity to Neolit...
Remains of prehistoric art offer a rich variety and are discovered in many parts of the world in ... more Remains of prehistoric art offer a rich variety and are discovered in many parts of the world in different time periods. This article evaluates the Upper Paleolithic remains unearthed in caves in Western Europe, especially in France and Spain, and the discussions and hypotheses about them. According to some researchers working on Paleolithic art, artistic production is one of human beings' sine qua non feature. For this reason, this article discusses the emergence of art in Western Europe within a framework knitted by the concepts of Homo sapiens migration, symbolic thought, cultural modernity, anatomical modernity, myth, and consciousness and seeks answers as to which dynamics may have led to the emergence of art. Remains of prehistoric art are classified as portable and unportable artworks. Portable artworks include objects and figurines made from stone, bone, teeth and wood. It is thought that these objects were used in daily works or for ritual purposes. Unportable artworks, on the other hand, include depictions made with engraving, painting and low relief techniques on rocky surfaces of caves, shelters, and open-air areas. The subjects covered are mainly animals, anthropomorphic figures, humans and motifs/signs, which are depicted by being separated from their natural environment.
Objectives: North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic social change during the Holocene, but the i... more Objectives: North Mesopotamia has witnessed dramatic social change during the Holocene, but the impact of these events on its demographic history is poorly understood. Here, we study this question by analysing genetic data from the recently excavated Late Iron Age settlement of Çemialo Sırtı in Batman, southeast Turkey. Archaeological and radiocarbon evidence indicate that the site was inhabited during the second and first millennia BCE. Çemialo Sırtı reveals nomadic items of the Early Iron Age, as well as items associated with the Late Achaemenid and subsequent Hellenistic Periods. We compare Çemialo Sırtı mitochondrial DNA profiles with earlier and later populations from west Eurasia to describe genetic continuity patterns in the region.
Many burned skeletal remains have been found in the Çayönü Skull Building. The upper layer yielde... more Many burned skeletal remains have been found in the Çayönü Skull Building. The upper layer yielded 71 skulls and some post-cranial remains which might have been burned during the intentional burning of the building. In the earlier layer BM la, there were also many burned human ...
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