From Raqqa with love: The Raqqa excavations by the Ottoman Imperial Museum (1905-06 and 1908)

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dc.contributor.authorTütüncü Çağlar, Filiz
dc.contributor.supervisorMilwright, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-16T19:22:55Z
dc.date.available2017-02-16T19:22:55Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017-02-16
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Art History and Visual Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Ottoman Empire initiated a serious attempt in the archaeological exploration of ancient sites lying in its territory during the Hamidian period. By claiming ownership over the heritage of past civilizations, it aimed to counterbalance the European hegemony over its antiquities while constructing a new, “civilized” identity as part of its modernization programme. Adopting European archaeological practices, it became an active participant in the scholarly scene. Despite being latecomers and lacking sufficient resources and expertise, Ottoman archaeologists pioneered and promoted archaeology so successfully that, they were able to achieve the disciplinary criteria in archaeological practice established by their Western counterparts. However, due to ideological factors, their names are absent from the standard account of early history of archaeology while their accomplishments are yet to be recognized in historiography. This dissertation examines two excavation campaigns undertaken at Raqqa by Theodore Macridy and Haydar Bey on behalf of the Imperial Museum in 1905-6 and 1908 respectively and their finds collection housed within the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in İstanbul. While documenting these two excavations and their corresponding finds thoroughly for the first time, this study also reveals the contributions of such key figures of Ottoman archaeology to the development of archaeology during its formative years. The history of Ottoman archaeology is yet to be written. Analyzing the field methods, collection strategies, and restoration practices of the two Ottoman archaeologists working at Raqqa within a historical and disciplinary context, this study offers insights into the practice and the conceptualization of archaeology as a discipline in the Ottoman Empire, a subject that has been overlooked in scholarship. Moreover, this study demonstrates the importance of the Raqqa excavations as exceptional cases in targeting mainly ceramic finds with no interest in the architectural remains of the site, a practice contrasting with contemporaneous excavations. Besides, a collection of fairly modest components, the Raqqa finds indicate an emerging interest in the potential of artifacts as sources of information rather than being merely objects for museum display, thus representing a key milestone in the newly emerging discipline of Islamic archaeology.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0377en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0324en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0333en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0730en_US
dc.description.proquestemailfiliztutuncu@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/7803
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectOttoman archaeologyen_US
dc.subjectRaqqaen_US
dc.subjectOttoman Imperial Museumen_US
dc.subjectTheodore Macridyen_US
dc.subjectHaydar Beyen_US
dc.subjectIslamic ceramicsen_US
dc.titleFrom Raqqa with love: The Raqqa excavations by the Ottoman Imperial Museum (1905-06 and 1908)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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