Living Arslantepe. Public Archaeology - participation in the study of past food systems
Aims to directly engage the local community, particularly the female components of the research conducted at the archaeological site of Arslantepe. Women have been were invited to actively participate in “bringing to live Arslantepe” by choosing an area that is their own: bread making.
Videos were produced on the bread-making process with the Orduzu village's women as protagonists. Discussions were held with them on the discoveries of ovens, hearths and other evidence of prehistoric bread-making uncovered by the archaeological mission team at the site.
These discussions led to an even more complex discussion on the functioning of these technologies in antiquity. The videos will be published on the YouTube channel of the archaeological mission expedition (Arslantepe_Project), showing how involvement and dialogue with the local community can enhance our knowledge of archaeological finds and artifacts.
