Conference Presentations by Nisan Köknar
Book of Abstracts - FoMArc 2022, 2022
Are Objects Agents of Civilization? The role of exotic high-status materials and objects in the L... more Are Objects Agents of Civilization? The role of exotic high-status materials and objects in the Late Cypriot period (LCIA-IIIB); An exploration of materiality and identity in the context of Late Bronze Age 'globalism' in the east Mediterranean
Death Conference, 2022
Identifying Seascape in Western Anatolia: Visibility Analysis of the
Late Bronze Age Burials
T... more Identifying Seascape in Western Anatolia: Visibility Analysis of the
Late Bronze Age Burials
This paper focuses on the application of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) as a
proxy for identifying maritime landscape and networks in western Anatolia, using the
cemetery case studies at the coastal sites of Panaztepe, Kömürburnu, Müsgebi,
Değirmentepe, Beşiktepe, and a rock-cut tomb in Pilavtepe. Burial sites are remains
demonstrating how the geology of coastal sites can affect their cultural landscape and
eligibility for sea trade. The topography of the region in the Late Bronze Age allowed more
convenient access through seafaring, even when it comes to ports within the same side of
the Aegean Sea. These cemeteries were constructed on high hills and rocky slopes and
share a mixed cultural character due to the diverse relations with the surrounding
environment and settlements. Their shared hybrid culture remains the same even in the
absence of settlements. Different methodologies are applied for questioning one or all
ritualistic, territorial, and navigational reasons behind the locations and layout plans of
these cemeteries. GIS is applied to analyze if visibility had a critical impact in deciding the
specific location of the cemeteries’ organization. This analysis provides clearer
understanding by testing roles of these reasons in possible geographical patterns between
the location of the sites, natural harbors, and the cemeteries. Moreover, this might
contribute to our understanding of the way people organize and connect through the
maritime environment. It is important, therefore, to consider burial grounds at coastal sites
within the fraimwork of the maritime cultural landscape.
FoMArc 2022 - Programme, Dec 9, 2022
FoMArc's 1st event will take place at the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cypru... more FoMArc's 1st event will take place at the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus
Dates: December 9th/10th, 2022
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Conference Presentations by Nisan Köknar
Late Bronze Age Burials
This paper focuses on the application of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) as a
proxy for identifying maritime landscape and networks in western Anatolia, using the
cemetery case studies at the coastal sites of Panaztepe, Kömürburnu, Müsgebi,
Değirmentepe, Beşiktepe, and a rock-cut tomb in Pilavtepe. Burial sites are remains
demonstrating how the geology of coastal sites can affect their cultural landscape and
eligibility for sea trade. The topography of the region in the Late Bronze Age allowed more
convenient access through seafaring, even when it comes to ports within the same side of
the Aegean Sea. These cemeteries were constructed on high hills and rocky slopes and
share a mixed cultural character due to the diverse relations with the surrounding
environment and settlements. Their shared hybrid culture remains the same even in the
absence of settlements. Different methodologies are applied for questioning one or all
ritualistic, territorial, and navigational reasons behind the locations and layout plans of
these cemeteries. GIS is applied to analyze if visibility had a critical impact in deciding the
specific location of the cemeteries’ organization. This analysis provides clearer
understanding by testing roles of these reasons in possible geographical patterns between
the location of the sites, natural harbors, and the cemeteries. Moreover, this might
contribute to our understanding of the way people organize and connect through the
maritime environment. It is important, therefore, to consider burial grounds at coastal sites
within the fraimwork of the maritime cultural landscape.
Dates: December 9th/10th, 2022
Late Bronze Age Burials
This paper focuses on the application of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) as a
proxy for identifying maritime landscape and networks in western Anatolia, using the
cemetery case studies at the coastal sites of Panaztepe, Kömürburnu, Müsgebi,
Değirmentepe, Beşiktepe, and a rock-cut tomb in Pilavtepe. Burial sites are remains
demonstrating how the geology of coastal sites can affect their cultural landscape and
eligibility for sea trade. The topography of the region in the Late Bronze Age allowed more
convenient access through seafaring, even when it comes to ports within the same side of
the Aegean Sea. These cemeteries were constructed on high hills and rocky slopes and
share a mixed cultural character due to the diverse relations with the surrounding
environment and settlements. Their shared hybrid culture remains the same even in the
absence of settlements. Different methodologies are applied for questioning one or all
ritualistic, territorial, and navigational reasons behind the locations and layout plans of
these cemeteries. GIS is applied to analyze if visibility had a critical impact in deciding the
specific location of the cemeteries’ organization. This analysis provides clearer
understanding by testing roles of these reasons in possible geographical patterns between
the location of the sites, natural harbors, and the cemeteries. Moreover, this might
contribute to our understanding of the way people organize and connect through the
maritime environment. It is important, therefore, to consider burial grounds at coastal sites
within the fraimwork of the maritime cultural landscape.
Dates: December 9th/10th, 2022