Cult buildings in aceramic neolithic Southeast Anatolia: a case study of Nevali Çori

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First settlements in Southeast Anatolia begun to appear as early as 10000 BC. Among all the unanswered questions about this early period, cult-related activities and cult buildings are widely studied due to their nature, which has strong connections with the social organization and early symbolism. During the last decade, Southeast Anatolia has provided new evidence for this early stage of development in human history. This study aims to examine cult buildings that have common characteristics; how they were treated and distributed. The settlement of Nevalı Çori and its cult building is taken as an example and studied in detail. Other cult buildings with the same or similar architectural features are included in this study in order to discuss the roots, the distribution and the continuity of this Aceramic Neolithic tradition.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15859

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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M. Şentek, “Cult buildings in aceramic neolithic Southeast Anatolia: a case study of Nevali Çori,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.