Extending over a wide geographical area Anatolia has a rich architectural diversity. The Western Anatolia Region is
divided into two sub-regions as Coastal Western Anatolia and Inland Western Anatolia. Even though similar building
techniques and similar materials were used in both sub-regions, the settlement patterns differ from each other distinctively.
While the buildings open onto streets and alleys in Coastal Western Anatolia, the structures leant on the
defense system open onto a courtyard in the center of the settlement in Inland Western Anatolia. The structures opening
onto streets and alleys in Coastal Western Anatolia starting from the Neolithic Age had turned into an analogous
settlement pattern in Coastal Western Anatolia, the Eastern Aegean Islands, the Sporades, the Cyclades, and Crete by
the 3rd millennium BC. When especially the interregional trade and cultural relations in the 3rd millennium BC are
considered, it is seen that an architectural idea was culturally formed in the area surrounded by the Aegean Sea. This
architectural planning system plays an important role in understanding the social structures, organizational forms,
hierarchical structures of the societies and the interrelations with the neighboring cultural regions.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Archaeology |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2020 |
Submission Date | December 2, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Issue: 27 |
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