This book is a publication of the acts of a symposium held at the NINO
in 2008 on the archaeology of the countryside in medieval Anatolia. The
articles examine different aspects of the medieval Anatolian
countryside, which prior to this symposium, had not been a separate
focus of research. The articles largely concentrate on the results of
recent excavations or archaeological and architectural surveys and
include more general overviews of sites, as well as specialized studies
focusing on different aspects, such as pottery, mortuary practices and
paleoecology. All of the different studies demonstrate the complexity
and diversity of the medieval Anatolian countryside.