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Silivri and the Thracian hinterland of Istanbul: an historic landscape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Jim Crow  and
Sam Turner
Jim Crow
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Sam Turner
Affiliation:
Newcastle University
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Abstract

Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) is a method for mapping, presenting and understanding the landscape with reference to its historical development. By using high-resolution satellite imagery and archive maps we have employed Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to integrate these data with other archaeological and historical sources to create HLC-based case-studies on landscapes in the eastern Mediterranean. This article is one of two pilot studies and aims to map the landscape character in the area around Silivri west of Istanbul. HLC analysis reveals much more diversity and complexity than might be expected. The results have revealed a far greater time-depth than was anticipated with important implications for future landscape research and for regional planning.

Özet

Tarihi topografyanın karakterize edilmesi (HCL – Historic Landscape Characterisation) bir haritacılık metotu olup, bir topografyanın anlaşılmasında ve tasvir edilmesinde tarihsel gelişiminin de referans alınmasını içermektedir. Doğu Akdeniz topografyaları örnek çalışmalarında kullanılabilecek bir HCL yaratmak için yüksek çözünürlükte uydu görüntüleri ve arşiv haritaları kullandık. Çalışmamıza Coğrafi Bilgilendirme Sistemlerini de (GIS) dahil ederek ilk verilerle, diğer arkeolojik ve tarihi kaynakların bir bütün haline gelmesini sağladık. Bu çalışma iki pilot çalışmadan biri olup, İstanbul'un batısındaki Silivri yerleşimi çevresinin topografik özelliklerinin anlaşılmasını hedeflemektedir. HCL analizleri beklenenden çok daha fazla başkalık ve karmaşıklığı ortaya çıkarmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları bölgede tahmin edilenden daha fazla bir zaman derinliği olduğunu ve ileride yürütülecek topografik araştırmalar ve bölge planlama çalışmaları için önemli ipuçları ortaya çıkarmıştır.

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Anatolian Studies , Volume 59 , December 2009 , pp. 167 - 181
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Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 2009

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