Papers by Derya Yılmaz Tekin
Integrated Science, 2022
When Willard F. Libby first discovered radiocarbon dating in 1947, archaeologists, and especially... more When Willard F. Libby first discovered radiocarbon dating in 1947, archaeologists, and especially Egyptologists, ignored it. They questioned its reliability, as it did not coincide with the "known" historical dates of the artifacts being tested. David Wilson, author of The New Archaeology, wrote, "Some archaeologists refused to accept radiocarbon dating. The attitude of the majority, probably, in the early days of the new technique was summed up by Professor Jo Brew, Director of the Peabody Museum at Harvard. 'If a C14 date supports our theories, we put it in the main text. If it does not entirely contradict them, we put it in a footnote. And if it is completely out-of-date we just drop it.
Praehistorische Zeitschrift, 2016
ZusammenfassungGegenstand der Studie ist ein marmornes Idol, das aus dem Hügel von Maydos Kiliset... more ZusammenfassungGegenstand der Studie ist ein marmornes Idol, das aus dem Hügel von Maydos Kilisetepe geborgen wurde. Die Fundstelle befindet sich nahe der Stadt Eceabat, Provinz Çanakkale. Das Idol wird als Idol des Troja-Typus angesprochen, Typ 2C nach C. Blegen, bezeichnet wird es außerdem als „Eulenköpfiges Idol“, eine Ansprache, die auf Heinrich Schliemann zurück geht. Fundkartierungen zeigen, dass Idole dieser Art im westlichen Anatolien weit verbreitet waren. Dabei liegen aus lokalen Siedlungen keine identischen Exemplare vor, sondern nur solche, die ihrer Gestaltung nach variieren. Zum Verständnis der Nutzung jener Idole werden die Fundkontexte genauer beleuchtet, die mehrheitlich dem häuslichen Kontext entstammen. Angenommen werden kann daher, dass die Idole im Rahmen häuslicher Kulte Verwendung fanden. Bemerkenswert ist auch die Chronologie jener Idole, treten diese auch in einem Zeitraum von der Mitte bis zum Ende der Frühbronzezeit auf, wobei sich ihre Nutzung auch in der...
The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, 2013
Abstract Cultural Relations of Western and North Central Anatolia During the Third Millennium B.C... more Abstract Cultural Relations of Western and North Central Anatolia During the Third Millennium B.C. This study establishes the cultural relations between Western and North- Central Anatolia during the Early Bronze Age; based on 19 types of archaeological evidence. Archaeological evidence for cultural relations of Western and North-Central Anatolia is best represented by small finds. Most of the finds were spread as a result of cultural relations in the area between Western and North-Central Anatolia. Most of the archaeological evidence which is discussed in this study are either from hoards or come from graves. A smaller number of finds, which were found in settlement contexts have come to light in private houses and in contexts that represent political power. Cultural impacts were spread throughout the community gradually, from wealthy to poor and from royal to citizen. Widespread finds in Western and North-Central Anatolia with common typology shows that cultural relations began in...
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Papers by Derya Yılmaz Tekin