A project co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey
Moving Seaside
This season focuses on seafaring in the Mediterranean of the Neolithic period. It was created in the frame of the larger project “Europe’s Neolithic Bridge: Documenting and Disseminating the Neolithic Heritage of Anatolia”, stimulating discussion on the topic for featuring in the international documentary film Moving Stones. We aim to discuss how throughout the Neolithic period the seas, far from being obstacles, were major vectors of transportation and communication.
Europe’s Neolithic Bridge
This project aims to highlight the Anatolian archaeological heritage by means of a documentary film and a series of related activities. The documentary film Moving Stones will illustrate the adoption and transfer from the Near East to Europe of some of the most significant changes of the Human lifestyle: the domestication of plants and animals as well as sedentism. By the actions of this project, the Anatolian archaeological heritage will be put forward as the proof of the continuous ongoing dialogue, collaboration and cross-border exchanges of all periods. It is funded by the Grant Scheme for EU-Turkey Intercultural Dialogue Programme (ICD), which is co-financed by the European Union and republic of Turkey and implemented by the Yunus Emre Institute.
Moving Stones
The documentary film Moving Stones (directed by Nalân and Enis Sakızlı, VTR YAPIM) will show how innovations characteristic of the Neolithic period moved from Western Asia to Southern Europe, via Anatolia. The documentary film project is being carried on with a core team of 8 people. During the filming of the documentary, 35 Neolithic sites and 22 museums have been shot on location. Interviews of a total of 43 scientists both from Turkey and abroad had been filmed. Also, 15 students and 23 people, who are members of the local community had been filmed. It is set for release in July 2020. The workshop in Athens will help the film makers to shape the academic content of the documentary in line with the most recent research on the Neolithic Mediterranean. Clips from session discussions will feature in the final film.
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Archaeological Unit
French Institute for Anatolian Studies
Nuru Ziya Sk No:10, Beyoğlu Merkez
34433 Istanbul - Turkey
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