Reflections of Ancient Anatolian Society in Archaeology

Jak Yakar studied Archaeology, Near Eastern Civilizations and Prehistory at Istanbul University between 1960 and 1965. He pursued his graduate studies at Brandeis University in Massachussets on a Wien Scholarship grant, receiving a PhD in Mediterranean Studies in 1968. Following compulsory army service, in 1970 he accepted Tel Aviv University`s offer to establish the Ancient Anatolian Civilizations section in the Department of Archaeology. After working with the late B.U. Alkım on the Samsun Archaeological Project from 1972 to 1975, he concentrated on ethno-arcaological studies, conducting research mostly in the northern, eastern, and southeastern provinces of Turkey. This book provides students of Anatolian archaeology with a revised an