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atal News 17

December 2010

Building 77, single handprint in red on North wall Photo: Jason Quinlan.

Our newsletters aim to provide a brief outline of each seasons activities at atalhyk. Highlights of the seasons excavations and finds are described as well as summaries of research programmes and events that took place on site. More detailed information is available from our website at www.catalhoyuk.com under research/archive reports/2010. The project works in Turkey with a permit provided by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and under the auspices of the British Institute at Ankara. The institutional partners of the project are Seluk University, Stanford University, University College London, Adam Mickiewicz University, and stanbul University.

2010 SEASON REVIEW There was even more talk at atalhyk this year than most. Our main aim in 2010 was to discuss the reports that the excavators and laboratory teams had written summarizing their results from the work at the site between 2000 and 2008. In this post-excavation phase, (2009-2011) we are preparing 4 volumes for publication and over the summer in 2010 we listened to the draft reports, discussed them, and prepared for producing final reports in 2011. atalhyk is an important Neolithic site near umra, Konya. It was inhabited 9000 years ago by up to 8000 people who lived in a large town. Inside their houses people made wonderful art paintings, reliefs and sculptures which have survived across the millennia. The art was first found by James Mellaart in the 1960s. New work at the site started in 1993 and is planned to continue to 2018, under the auspices of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara and with permission from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The new excavations use modern scientific techniques to reconstruct the ways that people lived at atalhyk. One hundred and seventy one researchers and students and 20 local workers took part in the 2010 season over the period from 11th June 3rd Sept 2010. In addition we were visited by 21 guests and we hosted two seminars and a conference. The team was made up of individuals from Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Canada, Serbia, Australia, Poland in fact 19 different nationalities joined Turkish colleagues from Seluk University and the University of Thrace. The new Assistant Director this year was Dr. Onur zbek from anakkale University. In the presentation of draft reports, the excavators gave up-dates on individual buildings and worked on the stratigraphic relationships between buildings. The heads of lab teams and researchers working in the various labs presented the results of their analytical work. Some very interesting, if rather unexpected, patterns emerged. For example, many members of the team are now arguing that the wetland around atalhyk may not have been as uniform as was once thought. There may have been sufficient dry land for agricultural fields to be located near the site. This is a shift in thinking from our earlier work when we thought fields would have had to be located far from the site. Another new perspective concerns the social organization at atalhyk. We have long assumed this was fairly egalitarian but in recent years we have identified history houses which contained more burials and were more elaborate in terms of architecture and installations. It might have been expected that these special houses would have more control over production, richer burials or more healthy individuals living in them. But as data set after data set came in, it became clear that the history houses were not special in any way other than having more burials and more elaboration.
Northeast platform of Building 77. Overall, this platform emerges as of very singular importance. Photo: Jason Quinlan Bina 77, Kuzeydou Platformu. Bu platformun genel bina ierisinde ne kan bir unsur olduu gzlemlenmitir. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

This suggests that any tendencies towards social differentiation at atalhyk were heavily dampened. As well as all the talking and writing, we did do some excavation this year. Burin Erdou continued his work on the West Mound exploring the nature of Chalcolithic buildings. His team from Thrace University continued to identify the boundaries around the building they had identified in previous years with marvellous 2-storey red floors. Also on the West Mound, Peter Biehl from SUNY Buffalo continued excavation of a group of houses, identifying their size and relation to each other as well as exploring exciting evidence for pottery production. On the Neolithic East Mound we excavated mainly in the South Area where we have been trying to understand the overall development through time at the site. We have for the first time been able to excavate buildings in what Mellaart called Level VI, which are often burned and very well preserved. One of these buildings, Building 79, was reported on last year.

A sherd with a human face found in Chalcolithic West Mound (left), complete cooking pot from Neolitihic East Mound. Photo: Jason Quinlan Kalkolitik Bat Hykteki kazlarda bulunan insan yzl kap, (sol), tm bir piirme kab (sa). Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

Areas excavated in 2010. Plan David Mackie 2010 ylnda kazs yaplm alanlar. Plan: David Mackie

South Area Excavations 2010. Photo by Jason Quinlan Gney Alan Kazlar 2010. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

2010 SEZONU ALIMALARI atalhykte bu alma sezonunda, her zamankinden daha fazla akademik tartma olmutur. 2010 sezonunun ana hedefi, kazy gerekletiren arkeologlar ve laboratuar ekipleri tarafndan yazlm, 2000 ile 2008 yllar arasndaki almalar zetleyen raporlarn tartlmas idi. Bu kaz sonras alma srecinde (2009-2011), karlacak 4 ciltlik yaynmzn hazrlklar yaplm ve 2010 yaz sezonu boyunca n raporlar dinlenmi, tartlm ve 2011deki final raporlarna ynelik hazrlklar yaplmtr. atalhyk, umra, Konya yaknlarnda nemli bir Neolitik yerlemedir. 9000 yl nce ikamet edilmi olan bu geni kentte yaklak 8000 kiinin yaad dnlmektedir. Evlerin iinde atalhyk sakinleri tarafndan yaplan ve binlerce yldr korunan, duvar resimleri, kabartmalar ve oyma ileri mevcuttur. Bu alandaki sanat, ilk defa James Mellaart tarafndan 1960l yllarda kefedilmitir. Yeni kazlar 1993 ylnda tekrar balam olup, 2018 ylna kadar, Ankara ngiliz Arkeoloji Enstitsnn nezaretinde ve T.C. Turizm ve Kltr Bakanl, Antlar ve Mzeler Genel Mdrlnn izinleriyle devam etmesi planlanmaktadr. Yeni kazlar, modern bilimsel teknikleri kullanarak, atalhyk sakinlerinin yaamlarn yeniden yaplandrmay hedeflemektedir. Yzyetmibir aratrmac ve renci ile 20 yerel alan, 11 Haziran ile 3 Eyll tarihleri arasnda atalhyk 2010 kaz sezonunda faaliyetlerini srdrmlerdir. Buna ek olarak kaz, 21 ziyareti tarafndan ziyaret edilmi olup, getiimiz sezon ierisinde 2 seminer ve de bir konferansa ev sahiplii yapmtr. Ekibimiz, ngiltere, Amerika, Fransa, Almanya, Kanada, Srbistan, Avustralya ve Polonyadan gelen akedemisyen ve rencilerin, Seluk niversitesi ve Trakya niversitesinden meslekdalarmza katlmasyla olumutur. Bu ylki yeni kaz Bakan Yardmcmz anakkale niversitesinden Dr Onur zbek olmutur. n raporlarn sunumlar esnasnda, kazlar gerekletiren arkeologlar her bir bina zerinde ayr ayr almlar ve binalarn kendi ierisindeki ve binalar arasndaki stratigrafik ilikilerini zmlemeye odaklanmlardr. Ayrca kaz sezonu boyunca laboratuar ekipleri ve aratrmaclar analitik almalarnn sonularn sunmulardr. Bu sonularn ortaya konulmas ile ok ilgin ve beklenmedik bir takm sonularn ortaya kt grlmtr. rnein, atalhykn etrafnda var olduu dnlen bataklk alann imdiye kadar dnld kadar hyn etrafnda homojen bir ekilde dalm gstermedii anlalmtr. Yerleimin yaknnda, tarm yapmaya elverili bir takm kuru arazilerin var olduu sanlmaktadr. Bu yeni gr, daha nce inandmz gibi, tarmn yerleime uzak alanlarda yapld yorumundan farkldr. Bir baka yeni bak as da, atalhykte sosyal organizasyona yneliktir. ok uzun bir sre sosyal organizasyonun olduka eitiliki temellere dayand var saylm ancak son yllarda tanmladmz, daha fazla gmte sahip, mimari ve i dekoratif unsurlarn ok daha ayrntl tasvir edildii tarih evleri karmza kmtr. It might have been expected that these special houses would have more control over production, richer burials or more healthy individuals living in them. Bu zel tabir ettiimiz ev dizininin retimde daha fazla kontrol sahibi olduu, daha zengin gmtlere sahip olduu ve bu evlerdeki bireylerin salklarnn genel poplasyona gre daha iyi olmas gerektii beklenebilirdi. Fakat birbiri ardna gelen veri gruplar elimize ulatka, anlalmtr ki, bu tarih evlerinin dier evlere gre daha fazla gmt barndrmas ve daha detayl bir i yapsnn olmas dnda, bu evleri dierlerinden ayran zel bir yan yoktur. Bu durum, atalhykte sosyal farkllklar olduuna dair yaplan btn nerileri byk bir lde haksz karmtr.

The North and East walls of Building 80 in the South Area. Photo Jason Quinlan. Gney Alannda bulunan Bina 80nin Kuzey ve Dou duvarlar. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan.

Btn bu tartma ve yazma srelerinin yan sra, bu yl kaz da yaplmtr. Dr Burin Erdou bakanlndaki ekip, Bat Hykteki kazlarna devam etmi ve Kalkolitik mimarinin yapsn anlamaya almtr. Trakya niversitesinden kazlara katlan ekip gemi yllarda bulduklar iki katl binann snrlarn belirlemeye ynelik almalarn srdrmlerdir. Bununla beraber yine Bat Hykte SUNY Buffalodan Peter Biehl ve ekibi biribine bitiik ev gruplarnn kazlarna devam etmi ve bu evlerin bykln ve birbirleriyle olan ilikilerini anlamaya alm, ayrca bir anak mlek atlyesine dair ok heyecan verici kantlar yakalamlardr. Neolitik Dou Hykte ise kazlar genel olarak, yerleim alannn zaman ierisindeki geliimini anlamaya ynelik olarak, Gney Alannda devam etmitir. lk defa olarak Mellaartn Seviye VI diye adlandrd, genel olarak yanm halde bulunan ve ok iyi korumu tabakalar kazmaya baladk. Bu binalardan biri geen yl raporlarda ad geen Bina 79dur.

A decorated house found at atalhyk In the North shelter we had not initially intended to excavate. The aim here during the study season phase has just been to monitor and maintain conservation. But over the winter some deterioration had been caused to Buildings 5 and Building 77. In particular the burned matrix of Building 77 had resulted in many of the walls and plasters turning to a soft plaster, even where they had been consolidated. So we have taken the decision to conserve heavily burned houses by excavating the plasters and wall features and then capping the walls with new plaster and reconstructing significant features. In starting this process in Building 77 we removed the upper layers of plaster and found that the main room was even more elaborate than had previously been realized. All around the northeast platform with its pair of bull horns on pilasters, the plasters had been painted red

many times. The red seemed to extend from the platform along the adjacent walls as a dado. But west of the platform, and west of a northern niche, we found an incised plaster panel. The design is both regular and irregular and further work will be needed to see how far it extends. On the east wall above the platform and red dado, we came across a very fine painting of vertical and slanting lines. But it was the north wall above the platform that was most impressive. A niche there surmounted by a plastered ram skull and horns was surrounded in a red panel, and to the right above the ram skull was found some very well preserved paintings of hands in red and similar to others found by Mellaart in a variety of houses. Overall, then, this northeast platform emerges as of very singular importance.

Close up photo of the handprints on the Norh wall above the Northeast platform of Building 77 (left). Site Illustrator Katy Killackey drawing the handprints (right). Bina 77, Kuzeydou platformunun st ksmnda konumlanan ve kuzey duvarnda bulunan el izlerinden yakn bi grnt (sol). listratr Katy Killackey el izlerinin izimini yaparken (sa).

atalhykte duvar bezemeli bir ev Bu sezon planlanan almalar arasnda 4040 alannda kaz yaplmas n grlmemi idi. Bu alandaki almalarn ana amac, konservasyon ilemlerini gzlemlemek ve srdrmek idi. Ancak k aylar boyunca Bina 5 ve 77de gzle grlr bir ypranma olmutur. zellikle yangn geirmi Bina 77de salamlatrlm birok duvar ve sva, yumuamtr. Bunun zerine, ar yangn geirmi binalarn svalarn ve duvar unsurlarn kaldrarak, daha sonraki aamada duvarlar yeni svayla svamay ve nemli mimari unsurlar yeniden yaplandrmay n grm bulunuyoruz. Bina 77de bu ilemlere balarken, en steki sva tabakalarn kaldrldnda, bu aamada ana odann daha nce dnldnden ok daha karmak bir yaps olduu anlalmtr. Kaidelerin zerinde boa boynuzlarnn bulunduu kuzeydou platformunun etrafnn defalarca kez krmz boya ile boyand grlmtr. Krmz boya

platformdan balayp, platformun birletii duvarlara doru uzanmaktadr. Ancak platformun bat ksm ve kuzey niin bat ksmnda bir duvar svasnn oyularak yapld bir panel ortaya kmtr. Bu ssleme hem muntazam hem eri izgilerden olumu olup, ileride yaplacak kazlarla nereye kadar uzand tespit edilecektir. Dou duvarnda, platformun ve krmz panelin zerinde, yatay uzanan ve eri izgilerden oluan son derece gzel bir duvar resmine rastlanmtr. Ancak kuzey duvarndaki, platformun zerindeki ksm en etkiliyeci buluntudur. Buradaki niin zerinde bulunan sval ko kafatas ve boynuzlar, krmz bir panelle evrelenmi ve ko kafatasnn sana doru ise ok iyi korunmu bir krmz boyadan el basmas duvar resmi, 1960larda birok evde bulunduu biimde bulunmutur. Sonu olarak bu kuzeydou platformu nemli bir unsur olarak ne kmtr.

In Building 77, West of the Northeast platform, and West of a Northern niche, we found an incised plaster panel. The design is both regular and irregular and further work will be needed to see how far it extends. Photo:Jason Quinlan Bina 77, kuzeydou platformu ile binann kuzey ksmndaki niin batsnda konumlanan oyma bezekli duvar ss. Ssleme dzenli ve asimetrik olarak betimlenmi olup nereye kadar uzand ileride yaplacak almalarda aa kavuacaktr. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

Painted hands above the northeast platform in Building 77. Photo Jason Quinlan. Bina 77deki kuzeydou platformunun st ksmnda konumlanan el baskl duvar resmi.

OTHER ACTIVITIES John Templeton Foundation Project II This second three-year programme funded by the John Templeton Foundation follows from the success of the first programme (2006-2009), which has culminated in a publication . We held a conference at atalhyk. On 24th &-25th July about 100 people attended talks on Religion as the basis for power and property in the Neolithic of Anatolia and adjacent areas. The speakers included Ofer Bar-Yosef, Gary Rollefson, Marc Verhoeven, Danielle Stordeur, Harald Hauptmann, Klaus Schmidt, Mehmet zdoan, Nur Balkan Atl, Mihriban zbaaran, Douglas Baird and Kostas Kotsakis. This impressive line-up of Neolithic specialists debated in the dig house seminar room discussing recent results from their excavations and making comparisons with atalhyk.

Following the conference the annual seminar was held involving a newly configured group of international scholars in the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology, philosophy and religious studies. These seminars are aimed for contribution to the interpretive process of the site. This team of scholars were then conducted on a tour, ably organised and led by Banu Aydnolugil, to other Neolithic excavations to contextualise the period, and atalhyk. They visited the excavations at Akl Hyk where they were hosted by Prof. Mihriban zbaaran, director of the excavations and research, Istanbul University. The group then travelled to visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara where they were guided around the galleries with special attention to the newly furbished atalhyk gallery

Conference that took place at atalhyk Seminar room. atalhyk Seminer Salonunda yap lan konferanstan bir grnt.

A reception was also held at the museum in their honour. The final leg of the tour was a visit to Gbekli Hyk in the anlurfa region, SE Turkey where the director of excavations Prof. Klaus Schmidt hosted and guided the group. Iraq delegation - World Monument Fund From 18th to 20th July we hosted a delegation from the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage in Iraq and Future of Babylon Project Directors from the World Monument Fund. Prior to visiting atalhyk the delegates had meetings in Ankara at the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations and at the Directorate General of Monuments and Museums. The aim of the visit to atalhyk was to conduct a series of seminars on Comparative Site Management Planning using atalhyk as a case study.

Topics addressed included an introduction of site management strategies and long-erm goals including on-community participation and ownership. Documentaries and Visitors th On the 14 June a documentary team filmed at the site for a 7 part series entitled The River Flowing Westward, to be broadcast by TRT in Turkey, Al nd Jazeera, PBS and the BBC, and on the 22 July we hosted a site tour and evening dinner to a group of 60 Yale University alumni. Guards House Finally, a new guards house that was granted permission for construction by the Koruma Korullu in 2009 was completed in its new location in the spring of 2010. We are indebted to the Konya Sugar Factory for making this happen.

DER AKTVTELER John Templeton Fonu Projesi II John Templeton Fonunun katklar ile gerekletirilen bu ikinci, yllk program, ilk yllk programn (2006-2009) baarsnn devam zerine gerekletirilmekte olup, bir yayn olarak ortaya kacaktr. Bu yl ayrca atalhykte bir konferans dzenlenmitir. 24-25 Temmuz arasnda gerekleen Anadolu ve Komu Yerleimlerin Neolitikinde ktidar ve Mlkiyetin Temeli olarak Din Olgusu balkl konferansa yaklak 100 katlmc elik etmitir. Konferanstaki konumaclar arasnda; Prof Ofer BarYosef, Prof Gary Rollefson, Dr Marc Verhoeven, Prof Danielle Stordeur, Prof Harald Hauptmann, Prof Klaus Schmidt, Prof Mehmet zdoan, Prof Nur Balkan Atl, Prof Mihriban zbaaran, Prof Douglas Baird and Prof Kostas Kotsakis bulunmaktadr. Bu nemli Neolitik dnem uzmanlar bir araya gelip, kazmzn seminer odasnda bakanlklarn yrttkleri kazlarn sonularn sunmular ve bu sonular atalhykle karlatrp hep birlikte tartmlardr. Bunu takiben,

arkeoloji, antropoloji, felsefe ve teoloji disiplinlerine mensup uluslaras bir akademisyen ekibi ile yllk olarak gerekletirdiimiz seminerler dizisi bu yl da, yerleim alannn yorumlanmasna ilikin felsefi ve teolojik bak alarnn katklar ile yaplmtr. Bu seminerler dizisi, alann yorumlanmasna olduka nemli katklar salamtr. Daha sonra bu akademisyen grubu, Banu Aydnolugil tarafndan titizle organize edilen ve rehberliinde gerekleen, Neolitik dnemi ve atalhyk bir balama oturtmak amac ile dzenlenmi, baka kaz alanlarnn ziyaret edildii bir tura katlmlardr. Prof. Mihriban zbaaran bakanlnda kazlarn yrtld, Akl Hyk ziyaret edilmi, bunu takiben Ankara Anadolu Medeniyetleri Mzesi gezilmi ve mzede dzenlenen bir resepsiyona itirak edilmitir. Gezinin son noktas olarak da Prof. Klaus Schmidt bakanlnda kazlarn yrtld, Gneydou Anadoluda, anlurfa ili snrlarnda yer alan Gbekli Tepe Hyk kaz bakan tarafndan ziyaretilere tantlmtr.

Prof Mehmet zdoan from Istanbul University giving a talk at the conference. Photo: Jason Quinlan stanbul niversitesinden Prof Dr Mehmet zdoan konferanstaki konumas esnansnda. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

Irakl Delege Dnya Antlar Fonu 18-20 Temmuz aras Irak Antllar ve Kltr Miras Genel Mdrl ve Dnya Antlar Fonunun Babilin Gelecei Projesinin Bakanlarndan oluan bir delege grubu atalhyk ziyaret etmilerdir. atalhyk ziyaret etmeden nce delegeler Ankara Anadolu Medeniyetleri Mzesi ve Antlar ve Mzeler Genel Mdrlnde toplantlara katlmlardr. Bu grubun atalhyk ziyaretindeki ana ama, Karlatrmal Alan Ynetimi planlarnda atalhykn rnek inceleme olduu bir dizi seminer gerekletirmektir. Burada tartlan balklar arasnda, alan ynetimi stratejilerine giri ile devam eden arkeolojik kazlar, finans salanm, srdrelebilirlik ve toplum arkeolojisi gibi uzun dnem amalar ieren konular tartlmtr.

ekilen Belgeseller ve Dier Ziyaretiler 14 Haziran gn, Batya Doru Akan Nehir/Bir Kresel Uygarlk Hikayesi balkl, TRT, Al Jazeera, PBS ve BBC gibi televizyon kanallarnda gsterilecek 7 blmlk belgesel dizinin bir ksm atalhykte ekilmitir. 22 Temmuz Gn, Yale niversitesi Mezunlar grubundan 60 kii kaz alann ziyaret etmi ve alan turunun ardndan akam yemeine katlmlardr. Beki Evi Koruma Kurulundan 2009 ylnda alnan izinle, sonunda yeni beki evimiz 2010 baharnda yeni yerine ina edilmitir. Eve eyalar yerletirilmi ve ev yaz boyunca kullanlm olup son yllarda kme tehlikesi gsteren eski evin yklabilmesine olanak salam mtr.

atalhyk Summer School Workshop Summer School Workshop is an ongoing project as part of atalhyk Excavation Project since 2003. Its main aim is to introduce as well raise awareness about preservation and protection of archaeological sites. It is designed as a workshop for the children between the ages of 8-12. Nevertheless, this year our target audience has changed. In 2009 we observed that the public around the immediate surrounding of atalhyk does not know much about the site. With that in mind, we have included adults in our program. Therefore in 2010 we focused on adults. Children Workshops: 92 children participated in the workshop. They were all from Konya, either from the city centre or from the small towns in the surrounds. These children were reached through the primary schools or the orphanages.

The Teachers: Having understood that the teachers training programmes lack presenting cultural heritage issues, we have collaborated with Konya Directorate of National Education. Accordingly, the teachers who work at primary schools were invited to atalhyk. 330 teachers attended the workshops between the 15th of June and the 1st of July. The daily workshop involved; powerpoint presentation of Life at atalhyk, visiting experimental house and tour of the site. Also teachers were informed about the hands-on activities of students. Public Waterworks Administration Workers (DSI): Cultural Heritage is exposed to destruction mostly because of the construction of dams, roads, or any kind of building construction. The insufficiency of knowledge among the workers sometimes results in total destruction of the monuments even before they are identified. To address this situation we invited workers in these fields of work and 22 DSI workers attended the workshops. The Other Participants: Within the project of Gnl Kprs which might be translated as Bridge of Love atalhyk is introduced to 190 students and 15 teachers. They came from Bolu/Dzce. At the annual festival at atalhyk, the guests around the neighbour villages were shown a PowerPoint presentation introducing atalhyk. The visitors from Iraq (see Other Activities, this report), who came to exchange their knowledge on heritage management and site management plan were informed about the educational programme we have been running for many years now. atalhyk Arkeoloji Atlyesi atalhyk Aratrma Projesine bal olarak, atalhyk tantmak, kltr varlklarna kar koruma ve sahiplendirme duygular kazandrmak amacyla yrtlen atalhyk Arkeoloji Atlyesi 2003 ylndan bu yana devam etmektedir. Bugne dein, 08 12 ya grubuna giren temel eitim rencilerine ynelik olarak yrtlen atlye almalarnn hedef kitlesi, 2009 kaz sezonunda, blge halknn ounluunun atalhyk hakknda yeterli bilgiye sahip olmamasndan yola klarak geniletilmi, yetikinlerin de eitim programna katlmalar salanmt. 2010 kaz sezonunda da ocuklarn yan sra yetikin eitimine devam edildi.

Children are given a tour of the site. Photo: Jason Quinlan ocuklar alan turu esnasnda. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

A play called Spirits of atalhyk was put on at the festival by school children from Kkky (top). Photo Jason Quinlan Kkkydeki ocuklarca enlikler esnasnda sergilenen atalhykteki Hayaletler adl tiyatro oyunu (st). Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan atalhyk Archaeology Workshop (Summer School) is ongoing since 2003 (right). atahyk Arkeoloji Atlyesi 2003 ylndan beri devam etmektedir.

ocuk Eitim Program: atalhyk Arkeoloji atlyesine Konya merkez, ile ve kylerindeki temel eitim rencileri ve Konya evresindeki illerde bulunan Sosyal Hizmetler ocuk Esirgeme Kurumunun korumas altndaki ocuklar olmak zere toplam 92 ocuk katld. retmenler in Tantm Program: retmen yetitiren eitim fakltelerinin programlarnda kltr varlklarnn tantm ile ilgili konulara yeterince yer verilmemesinden yola klarak Konya l Milli Eitim Mdrl ile ortaklaa gerekletirilen bir organizasyonla, Konya merkez ilkretim okullarnda grev yapan retmenler, atalhyke davet edildi. 15 Haziran 2010 01 Temmuz 2010 tarihleri arasnda, nceden programlanan takvim sistemine uygun olarak 330 retmen atlye almasna katld. Bir gnlk etkinlikte, slayt gsterimi eliinde atalhykn tantm ve atalhykllerin yaam biimi hakknda bilgi aktarm, deneysel arkeoloji evi ve kaz alan ziyareti yapld. ocuklara enteraktif yntemlerle uygulanan eitim program hakknda bilgi verildi. Devlet Su leri alanlar: Kltr varlklarnn en ar tahribata uradklar alanlarn banda kanal, baraj yol yapm ve inaat uygulamalar gelmektedir. Bu alanlarda alan grevlilerin bilinsizlii kimi zaman kltr varlklarnn tespit edilemeden yok olmasna neden olmaktadr. Bu nedenlerle oluan tahribat nlemek amacyla bu alanlarda alan grevliler de atalhyke davet edildi. Bu kapsamda balatlan eitim almalarna 22 DS alan katld. Program d katlmclar: Gnl Kprs Projesi kapsamnda Bolu/Dzceden Konyaya gelen 190 renci ve 15 retmene atalhyk tantm yapld, ren yerindeki ziyarete ak alanlar gezdirildi. atalhykte yaplan Halk Gn ne atalhykn evresindeki kylerden katlan konuklara slayt gsterimi eliinde atalhyk tantm yapld. Iraktan atalhyke Alan Ynetimi konusunda bilgi paylamnda bulunmak amacyla gelen bir gruba atalhyk Arkeoloji Atlyesinde uygulanan eitim programnn tantm yapld.

Children are participating in different activities during the atalhyk Summer School. Photos: Jason Quinlan atalhyk Yaz Okulu programnda ocuklar eitli aktivetelere katlmaktadrlar. Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

Mollusc Shells at atalhyk: Insights from the 2010 Study Season Shells were exploited at atalhyk in every possible way: The most common finds are snails and Unio bivalves from (probably) the nearby arsamba river. The latter were used primarily as a food source, and secondarily as a source of mother of pearl ornaments. Some of the crushed remains formed part of the plaster in the site. A few river shells, both Unio and gastropods were painted red. Since those were not perforated, it is not possible to determine that they were personal ornaments, but they most likely played a role in the spiritual lives of the inhabitants of atalhyk. Personal ornaments and jewellery were made not only of local material (Unio, Viviparus, and Xeropicta), but also from imported shells. Those consist of marine and fossil shells that were either used in their natural state (as in the case of scaphopods and naturally holed gastropods), or were perforated and/or painted. Most marine and fossil shells were found in middens and fills, similarly to figurines. Very few come from graves. This is indicative of their value, as it shows that this society was not ready to discard of their valued ornaments and figurines inside graves, but they kept them for use by the living. Preliminary environmental studies based on the shells indicate that the information gathered to date complement information from plant remains, and isotopic studies might provide more accurate clues on the paleoenvironment and paleo-climate.

atalhykte Deniz Kabuklar: Sezonunun Deerlendirilmesi

2010

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Deniz kabuklar atalhykte her ekilde tketilmitir: En sk rastlanlan buluntular salyangozlar ve muhtemelen atalhyk yaknlarnda akan aramba ayndan gelen bivalvulardr. Bilvalvular daha birincil olarak yiyecek olarak tketilmi, ve ikincil olarak ziynet eyas yapmnda kullanlmtr. Baz ezilerek paralanm deniz kabuu kalntlar mimaride kullanlan svann bir katks olarak ilev grmtr. Baz tatl su kabuklular (Unio ve gastropodlar) krmz boyal olarak bulunmulardr. zerlerinde herhangi bir delik bulunmadndan, kiisel ziynet eyas olarak kullanlma olaslklar yoktur, fakat muhtemelen atalhyk sakinlerinin ruhani dnyalarnda nemli rol oynayan objeler olmulardr. Kiisel ziynet eyalar ve taklar yanlzca yerel kaynaklara ait malzeme ile deil (Unio, Viviparus ve Xeropicta) ayn zamanda dardan getirilmi deniz kabuklarndan da yaplmtr. Bunlardan bazlar doal haliyle kullanlm(scaphopodalarda veya doal bir deliin zaten mevcut bulunduu gastropodalarda olduu gibi), ya bir delik alm veya boyanmtr. Deniz kabuu buluntularn birou, figrinlerde olduu gibi plk alanlarndan ve ev dolgularndan gelmitir. Deniz kabuu zerine yaplan evresel koullarn yeniden yaplandrlmasna ilikin almalar gstermitir ki, bu veri topluluu, imdiye dein bitki kalntlar ve izotop analizlerinden elde ettiimiz bilgilerle birletirildiinde bize daha btnsel ve kesin paleo-evresel ve paleo-iklimsel bilgiler verebilecektir.

An unusual artifact made of Osilinus turbinatus, was found as three fragments that were repaired at the conservation lab. It is a ring cut out of the spire of the pearly Osilinus. It was found on the West mound in a grave fill, and might be as late as the Roman period when mother of pearl artifacts were very popular (left) Srad bir buluntu olan Osilinus turbinatus para halinde bulunmu ve konservasyon labatauarnda birletirilmitir. nciyi andran bir dokuya sahip olan Osilinusun spiral ksmndan bir yzk yaplmtr. Bat Hykte bulunan bir mezardan karlm olan yzk, inci taklarn ok popler olduu Roma dnemine ait olabilir (sol) Pendants made of Unio shells (right) Unio cinsinden midye eitleri ile yaplm kolye ular (sa)

CONSERVATION Building 5 Recapping It has been decided that a method of wall capping by using natural/local materials would be tested in one of the buildings, to experiment and evaluate the success of the treatment in comparison to the consolidation method. Building 5 was targeted for this work. The soluble salts through the ground water causing mudbrick and plaster layers to constantly erode, delaminate and detach and not respond long term to any conservation treatments. In order to test the experimental capping method, the most severely delaminating plasters were removed from some of the walls prior to the application of the capping. The wall capping material, locally available earthen plaster (marl), was used in the same way that the villagers would plaster their houses and the same as used in the reconstruction of the experimental house. We worked with the local women and men to prepare and apply the capping plaster onto the mudbrick walls. The capping plaster was constructed mainly in two layers: a thicker base layer and several layers of very thin marl washes. The success of the capping will be evaluated in 2011 season to see whether the capping method works for the buildings of atalhyk and for the shelter environment, as opposed to the consolidation treatments.

KONSERVASYON Bina 5 Duvar Kaplama Bu yl seilecek bir binann duvarlar zerinde, daha nce tatbik edilen konsolidasyon ilemlerine alternatif bir metod olarak ve de bu farkl metodun sonularn deerlendirmek ve karlatrmak amac ile, duvarlarn yerel ve doal yap malzemeleri kullanlarak kaplanmasna karar verilmitir: Bu ilem iin Bina 5 hedef olarak seilmitir. Yeralt sular aracl ile kerpi ve sva tabakalarna ulaan zlebilir tuzlar, bu tabakalarn devaml suretle erozyona uramasna ve birbirinden ayrlmasna yol am ve uzun vadeli hibir konservasyon uygulamasna yant vermemitir. Bu deneysel bir yntem olan kaplama ilemi, bahsedilen dklen sva tabakalarnn temizlenmesinden sonra uygulanmtr. Duvar kaplama malzemesi, yerel olarak mevcut bulunan kireli toprak kullanlarak, kyllerin kendi evlerini svarken kulland ve deneysel evde kullanlan yntemlerle yaplmtr. Kireli topran hazrlanmas ve sva olarak uygulanmas aamalarnda yerel halktan kadn ve erkeklerle birlikte allmtr. Kaplama sva temel olarak iki tabaka halinde uygulanmtr: kaln bir tabaka halinde bir alt kat zerine ince tabakalar halinde uygulanan kaplama olmak zere. Bu kaplama ilemlerinin bu metodun konsolidasyon ilemleriyle karlatrldnda, atalhyk binalarnn zerindeki baars 2011 kaz sezonunda deerlendirilecektir.

Building 5, replastering process on North wall F.224. Before the application of the base layer, the wall tops and surfaces were lightly dampened for the plaster to attach onto mudbrick better. Bare hands and damp clothes were used to apply the plaster onto the walls by smearing tightly Bina 5in kuzey duvar zerinde yaplan duvar kaplama ilemi. lk kat svay uygulamadan nce, duvarlarn tepesi ve yzeyi svann tutmasn salamak amacyla hafife slatlmtr. plak eller ve bez paralar araclyla uygulanan sva skca bastrlarak eit bir ekilde yzeye yaylmtr.

Building 77 hand print painting & incised decoration Two interesting discoveries of the 2010 were found on the north wall of Building painting of the current project so far and order to preserve the red pigment layer, three layers. season were the hand print painting and the incised decoration which 77. This hand print decoration could be considered as the best preserved therefore decided to be conserved and investigated further to its extent. In 5% Paraloid B72 in Acetone/Ethanol were applied on the painted area, in

The incised decoration was made of mud plaster and found on the north wall. From some of the delaminated plaster fragments it looked like there were at least 5 layers of red paint applied over the incised panel (Figure 103). In order to preserve the decoration as well as the wall until the 2011 season, its surface was consolidated with 10% Primal AC-33 in pure water, whilst for the plaster layers around it 25% Primal AC-33 in pure water was used. It was backfilled as the same way as the hand print paintings. Bina 77 el izi baskl duvar resmi & kaz bezekli duvar ss 2010 kaz sezonunun iki ilgin kefi, Bina 77de bulunan el izi baskl duvar resmi ve kaz bezekli duvar ss idi. Bu el baskl duvar resmi, yeni dnem kazlarndan kan en iyi korunmu duvar resmi olup, bu sebeple konservasyon ileminin yaplmasna ve daha ayrntl bir ekilde incelenmesine karar verilmitir. Krmz pigment boyal tabakay koruyabilmek iin, Aseton/Etil Alkol iersine %5 Paraloid B72 kartrlarak boyal yzey zerine kat uygulanmtr. Kuzey duvarnda bulunan kaz bezekli duvar ss ise amurdan bir sva zerine yaplm ve. Dklen sva yzeyin profilinden grld kadaryla bu sslemenin zerine en az be kat krmz boya uygulanmtr. Bu dekorasyonun 2011 ylna kadar korunmas iin, saf su iine kartrlan 10% Primal AC-33 yzeye uygulanm, evresindeki sva yzeye ise saf su iine kartrlan 25% Primal AC-33 uygulanmtr. Buras da el baskl duvar resminde olduu gibi toprakla kapatlmtr.

Building 77 Northeast platform, North Wall. This platform emerges to have a singular importance. One of the most interesting features of the horn core pillars that were discovered was that the whole skull being embedded into the mud plaster pillars. This is an exciting archaeological information in terms of understanding the processes involved in construction of the pillars. Photo: Jason Quinlan Bina 77, kuzeydou platformu, kuzey duvar. Bu platform binann ierisinde nemli bir unsur olarak ne kmtr. Yaplan kazlarda boa boynuzlu kaidelerle ilgili ortaya kan en ilgin veri, bu boynuzlarn tm kafatas ile birlikte bu kadilerin ierisine yerletirilmi olduunu gzlemlemek idi. Bu durum, kaidelerin yapm aamalarn anlamamz asndan heyecan verici bir arkeolojik veridir. Photo: Jason Quinlan

The new guards house (left) and the old guards house (right). Photo Jason Quinlan. Yeni beki evi (sol) ve eski beki evi (sa). Fotoraf: Jason Quinlan

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS An international team based in London University (UK) and Stanford University (USA) has undertaken archaeological research at atalhyk since 1993, with a permit granted by the Ministry of Culture, and under the auspices of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. We are especially grateful to the General Director of Monuments and Museums, and to our temsilci Soner Ateoullar. The main sponsors of the project are Yap Kredi and Boeing. Another sponsor is Shell. Funding for the project in 2010 has also been received from the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Stanford University, the Global Heritage Fund, University College London, the Turkish Cultural Foundation, the University of Poznan, the University of Gdansk, SUNY Buffalo and the Templeton Foundation and an anonymous donor. The institutional partners of the project are Selcuk University, Stanford University, University College London, Adam Mickiewicz University, and Istanbul University. TEEKKRLER Londra niversitesi (ngiltere) ve Stanford niversitesine (ABD) bal bulunan akademisyenlerinden oluan uluslaras ekip atalhyk kazlarnda 1993 ylndan beri, T.C. Turizm ve Kltr Bakanl, Antlar ve Mzeler Genel Mdrlnn izinleri ve Ankara ngiliz Arkeoloji Enstits himayesinde arkeolojik almalarn yrtmektedir. Projenin ana sponsorlar Yap Kredi ve Boeingdir. Bir baka sponsorumuz ise Shell firmasdr. 2010 yl kaz sezonu u kurumlardan salanan fonlarla gerekletirilmitir: Ankara ngiliz Arkeoloji Enstits, Stanford niversitesi, Kresel Kltr Miras Fonu, Londra niversitesi, Trk Kltr Vakf, Poznan niversitesi, Gdansk niversitesi, SUNY Buffalo and Templeton Fonu. Projenin akademik ortaklar unlardr: Seluk niversitesi, Stanford niversitesi, Londra niversitesi, Adam Mickiewicz niversitesi, stanbul niversitesi.

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FIELD TEAM 2010

Project Director: Field Director & Project Coordinator: Assistant Director: Government Representative: Project Assistant: Camp Manager: Site Assistant: Site Custodians: Computing: Database Development: South & 4040 Area excavations: TP excavations: IST Team: West Mound, Trenches 5: West Mound, Trench 8: Stanford Field Team: Stanford Post-grads: Selcuk University Field Team: University California Merced: Site Workers: Residue Sorters: Illustration: GIS Team: Survey and Digitising: Geophys Team: Finds: Heavy Residue: Conservation: Image and Media: Faunal Team: Human Remains: Archaeobotany: Charcoal: Phytoliths: Isotopic Analysis: Micromorphology Team: Shell: Chipped Stone: Groundstone: Bead technology: Ceramics: Post Chalcolithic Assemblage: Figurines & Miniature Clay Objects: Clay Stamps: Clay Balls & Geometric Shapes: Clay materiality & sourcing: Landscape Survey & Coring: Speleotherm Sourcing: Architectural Analysis: Clay Architectural Material: Visualisation Team: Forensic Team: C14 Dating Team: Summer School: Community Archaeology: Community Theatre Project: Research Projects: House Staff: Ian Hodder. Shahina Farid. Onur zbek. Soner Ateoullar. Banu Aydnolugil. Levent zer. Yldz Dirmit. Mustafa Tokyasun, Hasan Tokyasun, brahim Eken. Sarah Jones, Richard May, Rafael Lizerralde, Neil Davies. Sarah Jones. Daniel Eddisford, Michael House, Roddy Regan, Lisa Yeomans, Christopher Atkinson, Agnieszka Bystron, Purnur Ece Ba, Maxime Brami, r Eyilik, Sarah Grant, Simge Gre, Arzu Linga, Dorthe Nistad. Arkadiusz Marciniak, Lech Czerniak, Marek Baranski, Marta Bartkowiak, Mathew Boyd, Agata Czeszewska, Patrycja Filipowicz, Andrew Goldman, Arkadiusz Klimowicz, Aldona Kurzawska, Andrzej Leszczewicz, Kamilla Pawlowska, Shannon Stewart, Marek Polcyn, Joanna Pyzel. Mihriban zbaaran, Gne Duru, Nurcan Kayacan. Peter Biehl, Eva Rosenstock, Jennifer Byrnes, Xose Hermoso-Buxan, Bela Dimova, Ingmar Franz, Laura Harrison, David Orton, Eva Maria Mihan, Sonia Ostaptchouk, Jana Rogasch, Sophie Schmidt, Patrick Willett. Burin Erdou, Nejat Ycel, Onur zbek, Melek Ku,Ozan zbudak, Abdurrahman Snmez. Max Forrest Rose Figura, Alysha De Souza, Sadie Weber. Serena Love, Adam Nazaroff, Helen Human. Numan Arslan, Mustafa eur, Mehmet rak, Ramazan Kaya, Ayegul Tabakolu, Onur Yksel. Maurizio Forte, Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Fabrizio Galeazzi, Carlos Bazua, Julia Cline, Justine Issavi, Llonel Onsurez, Johnathan Wang, Mevlut Sivas, Mustafa Yal, smail Yal Hseyin Yal, Hasan Yal , Numan Bulu, smail Bulu.Yusuf Tokyasun, Mustafa Zeytin, Saliha Sivas, Hatice Yal, Rabia Yal,Tulin Yal, Esra ener, Katy Killackey, Mesa Schumacher, Lyla Pynch-Brock. Cordelia Hall, Camilla Mazzucato. Cordelia Hall, David Mackie. Kristian Strutt, Grant Cox, Eleonora Gandolfi, Jessica Ogden. Julie Cassidy, Lisa Guerre. Milena Vasic, Slobodan Mitrovi. Duygu amurcuolu, Rosemary Jeffreys, Ashley Morgan Lingle, Sanaz Mehran, Lucie Monot. Jason Quinlan, ur Eyilik. Nerissa Russell, Arzu Demirergi. Clark Larsen, Baak Boz, Lori Hager, Emmy Bocaege, Evan Garofalo, Scott Haddow, Josh Sadvari. Amy Bogaard, Michael Charles, Catherine Longford, Muge Ergun, Petra Vaiglova, Gemma Martin. Eleni Asouti Philippa Ryan. Jessica Pearson. Lisa-Marie Shillito, Emma Anderson, Georgia Koromila, Jamie Rowe. Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer, Burcin Gm,. Tristan Carter, Marina Milic, Danica Mihailovic, Kelly Brown, Triantafyllia Eirini Dogiama. Karen Wright, Kimberly Jones, Emma Jordan, Christina Tsoraki, Ruth Siddall. Karen Wright, Roseleen Bains. Nurcan Yalman, Hilal Gltekin, Duygu Tarkan zbudak. Mark Jackson. Lynn Meskell, Lucy Bennison Chapman, Louise Martin. Ali Trkcan. Sonya Atalay, Sheena Ketchum. Chris Doherty. Chris Doherty. Onur zbek, Glgn Grcan. Serena Love. Mira Stevanovic. Stephanie Moser, Graeme Earl, Sara Perry, Ian Kirkpatrick, Rachel Bassinger, Gemma Tully. Karl Harrison, Anna Davenport. Alexandra Bayliss, Shahina Farid. Glay Sert, Nuray Kaygaz, Il Demirta. Sonya Atalay, Sema Bac,Teddy Mendoza. Serdar Bili, zlem Ozhabe. Veysel Apaydn, Sheena Ketchum, Antonia Davidovic Walther. smail Salmanc, Nevriye ener, Glsm Eken, Elmas Motuk.

This Newsletter has been compiled by Banu Aydnolugil, drawn from the 2010 season Archive Report (www.catalhoyuk.com) Translations by Banu Aydnolugil

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