5 Ekim 2009 Pazartesi

From Prehistory to History 1: Agricultural Transformation and First Permanent Settlements

Terminology:

. Hominidae
. Homo Sapiens
. Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic
. Neo-graecizing terms
. World wide Climate Change
. Quaternary, Pleistocene, Holocene
. Mobile Hunters and Gatherers
. Agriculture, Domesticated species
. Permanent settlements=villages
. Çayönü
. Nevali Çori
. Göbekli Tepe






Time Frame:

* Duration of hominid existence on our planet
* Location of earliest existence?
* When do hominids begin to spread?
* When and Where do we have traces for early hominids in Turkey?


Traditional Terminology for Chronology:
. Paleolithic (Old Stone Age)
. Neolithic (New Stone Age)
. Chalcolithic (Copper/Stone Age)
. Bronze Age
. Iron Age
. So called Three Age System Developed by C. Thomsen to classify collections in the National Museum of Denmark in early 19th c. (1816-19)
. What are the problems?

Alternative Terminology:
World Wide Climate Chage
. Quaternary Period: 4th geological in the history of the planet which includes both climatic periods below
. Pleistocene (1.6 million- 10 B.P.) Great Ice Age
. Holocene (10.000 B.P.- present) Post- Glacial Period

Location:
Ancient Near East
. Why do we begin our survey in the so-called ANE or Southwestern Asia?
. Two developments in the history of human record that proved irreversible observed in this region earliest in date.

Agriculture and Permanent Settlenments:
. Agriculture refers to the domestication of selected plant and animal species in answer to human needs
. Why? How? Where?
. How can we tell?
. Man has always built shelters to protect from the elements. Permanent settlements refer to man building shelters which are used all year around and over generations
. Beginning of agriculture.

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