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Socio-Political Structure in Central Anatolia in the Third Millennium BC

MÖ III. Binyılda Orta Anadolu’da Sosyo-Politik Yapı

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763–793
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2023-09-29
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In this paper, based on this approach, the socio-political structure and power phenomenon of the 3rd millennium BC communities in the region will be discussed within the socio-economic models, production and specialization, evidence of administrative practices, patterns of settlement, burial customs, phenomenon of belief and remnants of material culture pointing to social complexity, and the views that refer to hierarchical structuring in power relations will be approached.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In Central Anatolia, the socio-economic and political organization of communities in the 3rd millennium BC includes a limited number of studies from different perspectives.
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Key Findings & Data:As mentioned here, the social structure of the socities of the 3rd millennium BC and their relations with each other in the subject region are generally considered in a hierarchical order, and complicate to understand the different social models.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this paper, based on this approach, the socio-political structure and power phenomenon of the 3rd millennium BC communities in the region will be discussed within the socio-economic models, production and specialization, evidence of administrative practices, patterns of settlement, burial customs, phenomenon of belief and remnants of material culture pointing to social complexity, and the views that refer to hierarchical structuring in power relations will be approached.
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In Central Anatolia, the socio-economic and political organization of communities in the 3rd millennium BC includes a limited number of studies from different perspectives. These studies refer to a socio-political system in which administrative units divided into regions and provinces are administered by “local rulers”, “independent princes" or "kings". It is suggested that the cities of these principalities were surrounded by walls, they were administered by a ruling class, they participated in commercial activities and the existence of an organization they controlled these, and emphasis is placed on the class society structure consisting of administrators, soldiers and merchants. As mentioned here, the social structure of the socities of the 3rd millennium BC and their relations with each other in the subject region are generally considered in a hierarchical order, and complicate to understand the different social models. Since the social structure cannot be explained only in hierarchical order, some new approaches have been developed. Accordingly, although different individuals in the society gain priority in various activities such as religion, trade, and politics, they may not exhibit a central and hierarchical structure in power relations. In this paper, based on this approach, the socio-political structure and power phenomenon of the 3rd millennium BC communities in the region will be discussed within the socio-economic models, production and specialization, evidence of administrative practices, patterns of settlement, burial customs, phenomenon of belief and remnants of material culture pointing to social complexity, and the views that refer to hierarchical structuring in power relations will be approached.

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Orta Anadolu’da MÖ. III. Binyılda toplulukların sosyo-ekonomik ve siyasi organizasyonları farklı bakış açıları üzerinden sınırlı sayıdaki çalışmaları içermektedir. Söz konusu çalışmalarda bölgelere ve vilayetlere ayrılmış yönetim birimlerinin bağımsız “beyler”, “prensler” veya “krallar” tarafından idare edildiği bir sosyo-politik sisteme atıf yapılmaktadır. Bu beyliklerin şehirlerinin surlarla çevrili olduğu, yönetici bir sınıf tarafından idare edildikleri, ticari faaliyetlere katıldıkları ve bunları denetledikleri bir organizasyonun varlığı önerilmekte ve yönetici, asker ve tüccarlardan oluşan sınıflı toplum yapısına vurgu yapılmaktadır. Söz konusu bölgedeki MÖ. 3. Binyıl topluluklarının sosyal yapısı ya da toplulukların birbirleri arasındaki ilişki, burada bahsedildiği gibi çoğunlukla hiyerarşik bir düzende ele alınmakta ve farklı toplumsal modellerin anlaşılmasını güçleştirmektedir. Sosyal yapının sadece hiyerarşik düzende açıklanamayacağından hareketle, yeni bazı yaklaşımlar geliştirilmiştir. Buna göre toplumda farklı bireyler din, ticaret, politika gibi çeşitli faaliyetlerde öncelik kazansalar da güç ilişkilerinde merkezi ve hiyerarşik bir yapı sergilemeyebilirler. Bu makalede, söz konusu yaklaşımdan hareketle bölgede M.Ö. 3. Binyıl topluluklarının sosyo-politik yapısı ve iktidar olgusu; sosyo-ekonomik modeller, üretim ve uzmanlaşma, idari uygulamalara ilişkin kanıtlar, yerleşim modelleri, gömü gelenekleri, inanç olgusu ve sosyal karmaşıklığa işaret eden maddi kültür kalıntıları yoluyla ele alınacak ve güç ilişkilerinde hiyerarşik yapılanmaya atıfta bulunan görüşler tartışılacaktır.

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ÜNAR, Ş., ÜNAR, A. (2023). Socio-Political Structure in Central Anatolia in the Third Millennium BC. OANNES - Uluslararası Eskiçağ Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 763–793. https://ajindex.com/articles/963186

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