An evening lecture will be given by Dr. Lee Clare (Research Lecturer, responsible of Göbekli Tepe Fieldwork and Research, German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department)
“Who built Göbekli Tepe? Of Inspired individuals and charismatic leaders (including a summary of recent fieldwork)”
On Wednesday 13 March 2024 at 17:30 in FFB 22 (Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture)
GE points will be given.
Short abstract:
In this lecture, we return to the much debated question surrounding the existence of an invisible (?) social elite at Göbekli Tepe. If such an elite did exist, who were they, what was the source of their influence, and why were the special buildings so crucial to their success? In this context, the new discoveries from recent fieldwork (2021-2023) will be presented.
Bio:
Dr. Lee Clare is responsible for the coordination of the Göbekli Tepe Project. He completed his master’s degree at the University of Cologne in 2005, majoring in prehistoric archaeology. Following the completion of his PhD in 2013, which focused Early Holocene climate-culture interactions in the Eastern Mediterranean, he joined the Orient Department of the DAI as a post-doctoral fellow. In 2015 he took on the position of research coordinator of the DFG long-term project at Göbekli Tepe, and in 2019 moved to the DAI’s Istanbul Department where he is now acting consultant for prehistoric archaeology. His areas of academic interest include Neolithisation and Neolithic dispersal processes, Early-Middle Holocene absolute chronologies, culture-climate interaction, prehistoric conflict and cognitive evolution.