Dr. Erge Yurtdaş Discussed Neolithization and Cyprus at ARUCAD

At Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design, a webinar titled “Overseas Neolithization; Cyprus Between the Levant, Anatolia and Mesopotamia” was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2026. Dr. Erge Yurtdaş, joining as a guest speaker from International Cyprus University, met with students in person at RO LPC02, while the session was simultaneously broadcast live via Microsoft Teams for online participants.

The seminar examined how regions such as the Levant, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia followed different paths in terms of the transition to settled life, animal domestication, architectural development, and pottery traditions. These differences were highlighted as key to understanding Cyprus’s unique role within the broader Neolithic landscape.

Dr. Yurtdaş also addressed how Cyprus functioned as a point of interaction between these regions and evaluated the impact of overseas connections on cultural transmission. Drawing on archaeological evidence, the session offered a comprehensive perspective on the layered and diverse nature of the Neolithic period.

The webinar provided ARUCAD students with an interdisciplinary understanding of prehistoric processes while highlighting the cultural and historical significance of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean.