Abstract
A GROUP OF FIGURİNES AND IDOLS BELONGING TO THE LATE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE OF THE SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA REGION
The aim of this study is to discuss a group of figurines and idols in Mardin, Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museums. Figurines and idols from the Southeastern Anatolia Region are among the least studied material group. The figurines and idols that are the subject of this study are define human-shaped (anthropomorphic) figures and idols of the Upper Levant, Upper Tigris and Upper Euphrates cultures, and from these works, we obtain information about the lives, thinking style and beliefs of the ancient community people. Human-shaped depictions are works of art produced to reflect the beings that human beings value and regard as sacred since the Prehistoric Age and at the same time express feelings. Figurines, which are considered sacred, have developed over time in terms of materials and construction techniques. Although there have been changes in the meanings of figurines over time, the issue of the sacredness of women, creativity and worship through them has been the most accepted view.
Keywords
Figurine, Idol, North Mesopotamia, Tigris and Euphrate, Halaf
