Elucidating the Urbanism in Anatolia: Toward the Relative Understanding of Mesopotamian Urban States.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24401034
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Notre Dame Seishin University
• Principal Investigator: KONTANI RYOICHI ノートルダム清心女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (50441473)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MATSUMOTO Ken 国士舘大学, イラク古代文化研究所, 教授 (00103672) ; OKADA Yasuyoshi 国士舘大学, イラク古代文化研究所, 教授 (90115808) ; OGUCHI Hiromichi 国士舘大学, イラク古代文化研究所, 教授 (70152444) ; KASHIMA Kaoru 九州大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (90192533) ; HAYAKAWA Yuichi 東京大学, 空間情報科学研究センター, 准教授 (70549443) ; YAMAGUCHI Yuji 岡山大学, 埋蔵文化財調査研究センター, 助教 (00632796)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: キュルテペ / カイセリ県 / スズ鉱山 / イキテペ / セニル・スルトゥ / テクネカヤ / KAYAP

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A series of excavations at the ancient urban site of Kultepe, Republic of Turkey, led to the better understanding of a massive public building dated to the late Early Bronze Age. In addition, the archaeological survey in the region neighbouring the site revealed a total of 124 sites across the Kayseri Province that has been hitherto terra incognita archaeologically. One of the most important discoveries among them is that we found tin-mining and working sites (Senir Sirti and Teknekaya), which contributed to reconsidering the ancient bronze production system in the Near East. A new settlement site of Ikitepe dated to the Assyrian colony period was also discovered during our survey. The Cost Distance Analysis around Kultepe on the basis of a rich geomorphological dataset suggested a new communication or trade route linking Anatolian plateau via the Mediterranean coastal regions, and Mesopotamia to the east.

Free Research Field

西アジア考古学