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Symposium: Cultural Interaction: Local Communities between North Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Sixth Millennium BC, organized by the Netherlands Institute in Turkey and Koç University, Department of Archaeology and History of Art, June 6, 2011, 10.00 – 18.00 During the sixth millennium BC, the zone from the Orontes/Amuq Valley in the West to the Upper Tigris region in the East can be characterized as a cultural interaction zone, connecting the Halaf world of Upper Mesopotamia and the Chalcolithic societies of Anatolia. Recent excavations and surveys in modern day Turkey have brought to light local communities that were actively involved in the transfer of materials, styles and ideas throughout and beyond this interaction zone. This workshop will look at exchange networks and cultural interaction, while at the same time considering how these were firmly rooted in local social and economic practices. The underlying idea is that in order to understand exchange as it took place between geographically distinct groups we need to study its mechanisms, significance and effects within local communities. Focusing on a small number of key sites, the presenters will look at what insights can be obtained from methods such as intra-site spatial analyses, stylistic comparisons and chemical sourcing analyses. The workshop hopes to offer a platform to share results of ongoing research, to exchange ideas and stimulate debate. Speakers: Stuart Campbell, University of Manchester Benjamin Diebold, Yale University Mücella Erdalkıran, Ege University Fokke Gerritsen, Netherlands Institute in Turkey Elisabeth Healey, University of Manchester Olivier Nieuwenhuyse, Leiden University Rana Özbal, Koç University Aslı Erim Özdoğan, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Savaş Sarıaltun, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Program (pdf) MÖ altıncı binyıl süresince batıda Asi/Amuq vadisinden doğuda Yukarı Fırat’a uzanan bölge Yukarı Mezopotamya’nın Halaf dünyası ile Anadolu’nun Kalkolitik topluluklarını birbirine bağlayan bir kültürel etkileşim alanı olarak tanımlanabilir. Günümüz Türkiye’sinde sürdürülen yakın zamanlı kazı ve yüzey araştırmaları materyal, üslup ve fikirlerin bu etkileşim alanında ve ötesine aktarılmasında aktif bir şekilde rol alan yerel toplulukları gün ışığına çıkarmıştır. Değişim ağlarına ve kültürel etkileşimlere yoğunlaşacak olan bu sempozyum, aynı zamanda bu ağ ve etkileşimlerin yerel sosyal ve ekonomik uygulamalarda nasıl köklü bir şekilde var olduğunu göz önünde bulunduracaktır. Temelde yatan düşünce coğrafi açıdan farklı gruplar arasında gerçekleşen değişimin olduğu gibi anlaşılabilmesi için söz konusu değişimin mekanizmalarının, öneminin ve yerel topluluklar içindeki etkilerinin incelenmesi gerektiğidir. Konuşmacılar az sayıdaki anahtar yerleşmelere odaklanarak yerleşme içi uzamsal analizler, biçimsel karşılaştırmalar ve kimyasal tedarik incelemeleri gibi yöntemlerden elde edilebilecek ipuçlarını sunacaklardır. Sempozyum aynı zamanda sürmekte olan araştırmaların sonuçlarının paylaşılacağı, konu ile ilgili fikir alışverişi ve tartışmaların sağlandığı bir platform olmayı umut etmektedir. Konuşmacılar: Stuart Campbell, University of Manchester Benjamin Diebold, Yale University Mücella Erdalkıran, Ege Üniversitesi Fokke Gerritsen, Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Elisabeth Healey, University of Manchester Olivier Nieuwenhuyse, Leiden University Rana Özbal, Koç Üniversitesi Aslı Erim Özdoğan, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Savaş Sarıaltun, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Program (pdf)

Previous activities 2011 Lecture: Ancient Ephesus and Modern Mixed Pilgrimage: An Exploration of Turkish Rituals in Context, Logan Sparks, May 17, 2011 (more information) Workshop: Escher and Geometrical Patterns, April 22, 2011 (more information) Workshop: Studying the Arts in Society. New Developments in Research and Training, April 14, 2011 (more information) Lecture: How the double Dutch Hyacinth conquered the Ottoman Empire, Hans Theunissen, March 28, 2011  (more information) Lecture: "Pera Exists No More!" The Great Fire of Istanbul's Diplomatic Quarter, August 2, 1831, Steven Richmond, February 18, 2011 (more information) Lecture: Centuries of Gold. Relations between the Netherlands and Constantinople in the Early Middle Ages, by Annemarieke Willemsen, January 24, 2011 (more information) 2010 Symposium: Conservation and Creativity: Comparative experiences of creativity for the conservation of Istanbul's World Heritage Sites, December 21-22, 2010 (more information) Lecture: Correspondence between the Prince and the Pasha: Diplomatic and Personal letters between Halil Pasha and Prince Maurits of Netherlands, by Mehmet Tütüncü, December 15, 2010 (more information) Symposium: When women enter the public space... Men and families in women's architectural heritage in East and West, November 25-26 (more information) Lecture: From Roman Authepsa to Russian Samovar: Anatolian Crossroads, Chinese Tea, Dutch and British Commerce by Prof. Dr. Aleksandr K. Gavrilov (St. Petersburg University), November 8, 2010 (more information) Lecture: Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet. Women in Proverbs from Around the World by Mineke Schipper, October 25, 2010 (more information) Lecture: Luxury, Power Strategies and the Question of Corruption. Gifting in the Ottoman Elite (16th-18th Centuries) Hedda Reindl-Kiel, October 20, 2010 00 (more information) Symposium: Fourth International Conference on Jewish Italian Literature (ICOJIL 4): Jewish migration: voices of the Diaspora  June 23-25, 2010 (more information) International Workshop: History of Labour Relations,with IISG Amsterdam June 18-19, 2010 PhD Course: Istanbul, city of contrasts. Cultural transfer between Europe and Turkey with Huizinga-Instituut Amsterdam  May 30-June 6, 2010 Lecture Cornelis de Bruijn (1652-1727) and the Rediscovery of Persepolis  Jan Willem Drijvers (Groningen University) May 4, 2010 (more information) Literary Evening Voices from the Beyond. An Evening of Turkish and Dutch Poetry May 3, 2010 (more information) Europa Nostra Experience sharing meetings of NGOs-The Netherlands April 9, 2010 (more information) Lecture  Ottoman Tile Culture in the 18th Century: the Dutch Connection  Hans Theunissen (Leiden University) 1 April 2010 (more information) Lecture Dutch travel accounts on the Ottoman Empire 1590-1800 Jan Schmidt (Leiden University) 5 March 2010 (more information) Lecture Qala’at Halwanji — a 4000 year old fortress in Syria Jesper Eidem (NINO) 18 February 2010 (more information) Masterclass on Archaeobotany with Prof. René Cappers 15-26 February 2010 Lecture Doing research on Ottoman women and the International Women's Movement or, how to turn into an armchair scholar Nicole van Os (Leiden University) 10 February 2010 (more information) 2009 Symposium Connections in Past and present. Istanbul Graduate Symposium on Archaeology, 19 December, 2009 (more information) Symposium Museums and Display. Stories in a showcase  13-14 November, 2009 (more information) Seminars Archaeobotany Seminars at NIT with René Cappers 6, 7, 8 October, 2009 (more information) Masterclasses New Approaches in Archaeobotany 5-9 October 2009  (read more) Fifth Workshop of the Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations International Institute of Social History (IISG) with NIT 25-26 September 2009 Symposium Ottoman Biographical Sources I: The Sixteenth Century Ottoman Biographer Aşık Çelebi and His Work June 19, 2009  (more information) Lecture Experimentalism in Turkish literature: Adalet Ağaoğlu's YazSonu Petra de Bruijn (Leiden University) June 11, 2009 (more information) Lecture The 2nd Neolithic Revolution in Asia Minor: Evaluating Possible Causes Bleda S. Düring (Leiden University) May 21, 2009 (more information) Lecture Fritz Rudolf Kraus in Istanbul (1937-1949) and the development of Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Turkey Jan Schmidt (Leiden University), May 11, 2009  (more information) Lecture Depraved Borderlands - Love Affairs Between Muslims and non-Muslims in Dutch Literature from the Middle Ages until today Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar (Groningen University), May 6, 2009 (more information) Lecture On clocks and dreams: the novel Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü [Time Regulation Institute] by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Hanneke van der Heijden (translator), April 6, 2009 (more information) 2nd Workshop on Neolithic Anatolia 2-3 March 2009 at Istanbul University  The Neolithic Period in Western Anatolia and Thrace: Attempt for Sharing Information and Constructing a Chronology  Organizing institutions: Department of Prehistory of Istanbul University - Department of Archaeology of Aegean University - Netherlands Institute in Turkey Lecture Empires, Cities, Sanctuaries. Imperial Patronage of Sanctuaries in Asia Minor and beyond, ca. 550 BCE-950 CE Rolf Strootman January 28, 2009 (more information)   2008 >>> 2007 >>> 2006 >>>