Embracing Heritage, Empowering Communities
Visualizing Fieldwork and the 6 February 2023 Earthquakes at the Bronze Age City of Tell Atchana, Alalakh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11073034 |
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| Authors | Murat Akar (0000-0001-5485-8465, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Türkiye, corresponding author), Onur Hasan Kırman (0000-0003-3311-4082, Tell Atchana Excavations, Reyhanlı, Türkiye), Müge Bulu (0000-0003-1118-7889, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye), Hélène Maloigne (0000-0002-1060-1702, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom, corresponding author), Tara Ingman (0000-0002-0338-0489, Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED), Istanbul, Türkiye), Gökhan Tektaş (0000-0003-2462-9439, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Türkiye), Baran Kerim Ecer (0009-0006-3695-9952, Tell Atchana Excavations, Reyhanlı, Türkiye) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 610-633 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00934690.2024.2375185 |
| OpenAlex | W4400653166 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The earthquakes on 6 February 2023 in southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria were a disaster on a massive scale. Tens of thousands of lives were lost, and the destruction is still being assessed and grappled with today, over a year later. As one of the archaeological projects in the disaster zone, we at the Tell Atchana Excavations, many of us survivors, have had to consider ways in which we can move forward while incorporating and honoring the past—both the past that we study and our own experiences. We have embraced the engagement with the past that characterizes archaeology as a discipline and have come together to support one another and our communities through a large-scale project of preserving the exposed mudbrick monuments at Tell Atchana. This photo essay journeys through the difficulties we faced and the opportunities we found in them and celebrates the healing potential of archaeology in the face of disaster
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Cartography · Excavation · Geography · Scale (ratio · Archaeological Research and Protection · Conservation Techniques and Studies · earthquake and tectonic studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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