Hellenistik Dönem’den Roma İmparatorluk Dönemi sonuna kadar Priene Antik Kenti’nde varlığı kanıtlanan kültler, kutsal alan ve yapılar, kült personeli, ritüel, bayram ve adaklar ile kültü yüksek ihtimal dâhilinde olan ya da sadece saygı duyulan tanrı ve tanrıçalar tezin konusunu …
Socio-cultural diversity and ethnicity are key themes in the archaeological research of the Near East. Faunal remains are an important source of knowledge regarding the herd maintenance and subsistence strategies which supported ancient populations and often reflected informatio…
Cyprus has been influenced by many people and races. Still scattered around are the remnants of previous civilizations with the most historical landmarks having been left by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans and the Byzantine. From these civilizations many ancient monument…
This thesis sheds light on the struggle to define Jerusalem which is occurring through its growing tourist industry, land use issues, collective memory, and historical conflicts by studying the cultural and political struggles surrounding the Western Wall tunnel and the recently…
History is often a manufactured commodity; its specifications change at the behest of larger political narratives. There is a constant need for recognition that at any point in time, history exists on two different planes of understanding – one, as the historian’s version of eve…
The Sicán polity (AD 750 - 1375) developed in the middle La Leche Valley on the north coast of Peru. This dissertation presents the results of a comprehensive program of fullcoverage high-resolution pedestrian survey, with systematic surface collections and architectural mapping…
This thesis spotlights one of Yunnan’s most important Buddhist deities – Acuoye Guanyin. This bodhisattva, also known as the Luck of Yunnan, is unique to the Yunnan region. Acuoye Guanyin played a pivotal role in the political rise of the Nanzhao Kingdom and continued to serve a…