Excavation Narratives and Reflexive Practices at Çatalhöyük

Summary

A microcosm in itself, The Çatalhöyük Research Project has, in one way or another, intellectually, emotionally and physically altered the lives of its members. The project ethos, in turn, has changed through time with the dynamics that surround research and managerial practices of the individuals making its body. Further the project has been part of a local landscape enduring sociopolitical changes within Turkey. As a member of the Çatalhöyük Research Project since 1997, in this paper, I reflect on the practicalities of the Project’s reflexive excavation methodologies. I explore the different narratives that have structured the excavation methodologies of the different teams engaged in the project. I bring my perspective, as a female Turkish archaeologist, to the challenges that have been faced, the opportunities that may have been missed, and the accomplishments that have been made in lieu of the competing expectations held by different team members.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)   •
• Continuity and Change, Two Decades of Excavation and Research at Çatalhöyük

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Abstract Id(s): 16623