Diachronic Landscape Researches. Examples from the Bakırçay River Catchment (West Turkey)

Dear Colleagues,

The landscape of an area is the result of a long-lasting, continuous process of ecosocial relations. Individual practices, societal structures, cultural norms, and environmental characteristics are the building blocks for the specificity and uniqueness of a landscape.

In this Special Issue, we want to trace the importance and integration of these elements that shape the distinct character of an area by collecting contributions that investigate human–environment relations from a diachronic perspective. Our focus is (a) on the landscape of the environs of Bergama, the modern successor of the ancient city of Pergamon, in Western Turkey and (b) on the catchment of the Bakırçay river (ancient Kaikos). Literature reviews will cover topics of Holocene environmental dynamics and sociocultural development from the prehistory until today. Empirical studies on selected environmental and societal aspects, ranging from pollen analyses to socioeconomic modeling and historical geography, will yield insights to specific local dynamics. More theoretical contributions will focus on the dynamics and functioning of societal transformation processes, ranging from prehistory to the pre-modern era, and the pattern of their societal metabolism.

Dr. Daniel Knitter
Prof. Brigitta Schütt
Dr. Beycan Hocaoğlu
Dr. Murat Tozan
Guest Editors

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