Citadel and Cemetary: 13 (Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology) - Hardcover

"Christoph Bachhuber's book is a most welcome contribution not only to the archaeology of Anatolia, but also in terms of the distinct approach it features in assessing archaeological evidence within a definted geographical entity. [...] The volume is an extremely useful work, meticulously prepared, coherent with the author's paradigm of drawing an up-to-date picture of the western parts of the peninsula during the third millennium BC." --Mehmet Ozdogan, European Journal of Archaeology 20(2) 2017 ..".Bachhuber is to be congratulated for putting together such a comprehensive synthesis of the available data, and for presenting it within a new theoretical framework. His command of the published data, especially Turkish publications, is exemplary. This book will certainly be widely read by scholars and graduate students working on the EBA of Anatolia--it will be an eye-opener that will inspire further discussion." --Vasif Sahoglu, Ankara University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017.09.59 "The book is clearly useful and important contribution to the field of EBA archaeology. Its intended audience is English-speaking archaeologists working in Anatolia, and its synthetic structure makes it valuable also for those working in neighboring regions seeking comparanda. Overall. this comprehensive narrative synthesis is a positive contribution to the field." --Laura K. Harrison, University of South Florida, American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 121, No. 3

Citadel and Cemetery in Early Bronze Age Anatolia is the first synthetic and interpretive monograph on the region and time period (ca. 3000-2200 BCE). The book organizes this vast, dense and often obscure archaeological corpus into thematic chapters, and isolates three primary contexts for analysis: the settlements and households of villages, the cemeteries of villages, and the monumental citadels of agrarian elites. The book is a study of contrasts between the social logic and ideological/ritual panoply of villages and citadels. The material culture, social organization and social life of Early Bronze Age villages is not radically different from the farming settlements of earlier periods in Anatolia. On the other hand the monumental citadel is unprecedented; the material culture of the Early Bronze Age citadel informs the beginning of a long era in Anatolia, defined by the existence of an agrarian elite who exaggerated inequality and the degree of separation from those who did not live on citadels. This is a study of the ascendance of the citadel ca. 2600 BCE, and related consequences for villages in Early Bronze Age Anatolia.