AMİK OVASI DİJİTAL PEYZAJI: M.Ö. 2. BİNYIL YERLEŞİM MODELİNİ TANIMLAMADA YENİ METODOLOJİK YAKLAŞIMLAR / DIGITAL LANDSCAPES OF THE AMUQ VALLEY: NEW METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES FORDEFINING 2nd MILLENNIUM BC SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

Ozet Bu calismanin amaci arkeolojik yuzey arastirmalarinda alan belgelemesi ve seramik verisinin degerlendirilmesinde yeni metodolojik yaklasimlarin uygulanabilirligi uzerinde durmaktadir. Gunumuzde ulasimi ve kullanimi kolaylasan hava araclari yuksek cozunurluklu hava fotograflarinin yani sira, taranan alanlarin sayisal arazi modelleri ve izohips haritalarinin olusturulmasina imkan vermekte ve bu sayede hem kapsamli bir belgeleme calismasi gerceklestirebilmekte hem de cografi analizlere imkan verecek dijital veri toplanabilmektedir. Bu baglamda, Amik Ovasi Bolgesel Yuzey Arastirmasi projesi kapsaminda M.O. 2. binyil tabakalarina sahip oldugu tespit edilen bes hoyukte dijital belgeleme-haritalama yontemleri kullanilarak olasi alt sehirlerin veya sit yayiliminin ve modern tahribatinin tespitinde fotogrametri ve Cografi Bilgi Sistemlerinin kullanimi uzerine durulmustur. Bolgede yurutulen sistematik kazilar cercevesinde olusturulan seramik tipolojisine bagli kalarak bu bes hoyugun seramik koleksiyonunun da yeniden degerlendirilmesiyle bolgenin M.O. 2. binyil yerlesim modelini anlamaya yonelik on veri toplama ve veri analiz calismasi sonuclari sunulmustur. Anahtar kelimeler: Amik Ovasi, Yerlesim Arkeolojisi, Orta Tunc Cagi, Gec Tunc Cagi, Seramik, Haritalama, Fotogrametri. Abstract This article explores new methodological advances in site-recording and ceramic studies in archaeological surveys. The accessibility and easy use of drone technology now enables us not only to acquire high resolution images of targeted sites, but also to collect data that can be used to create digital elevation models and contour maps through the use of photogrammetry and GIS based applications. As part of the Amuq Valley Regional Project, five sites which yielded 2 nd millennium BC levels were selected for a study focused on characterization of lower-town formations, settlement expansion and documentation of sites affected by modern destruction. The ceramic collections retrieved from these five sites were also evaluated on the basis of the new 2 nd millennium BC ceramic typology acquired from recent excavations conducted in the region, thereby contributing to preliminary data collection and analysis for a better understanding of the settlement patterns of the Amuq Valley during the 2 nd millennium BC. Key words: Amuq Valley, Settlement Archaeology, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Pottery, Mapping, Photogrammetry.