The settlement models in the highlands of Phrygia between the IV. th. Millenium B.C. and I st. millenium B.C.

The Highlands of Phrygia which consisted of provinces of Eskişehir, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya, have fertile plains, deep valleys and heavily forested areas. Therefore, The region has been a homeland to many cultures between the IV th. Millennium B.C. and I st. Millennium B.C.This M.A. thesis focuses on the relations among the settlements in the highlands in the provinces of Phyrgia between the IV. Millennium B.C. and I. Millenium B.C. with geographical characteristics and topographical structure of that region.In this study, GIS (Geographical Information System) have been applied onto the current maps associated with the region. Thus, according to the varieties of the artefacts and periods, cultural phases of the region have been presented by using different maps and several analysis techniques.Furthermore, M.A. thesis includes the period diversities of the different cultures in their settlement-strategies. Evidently, 40 Mounds, 24 Fortresses, 6 Flat Settlements and 25 Necropolises were investigated in the region and were evaluated according to the systematics used in the settlement archaeology.First chapter of the M.A. thesis includes the physical geography of the highlands of Phrygia. Second chapter includes the historical geography of the highlands of Phrygia according to the ancient authors and archaeological data. In Third chapter, the types of settlements have been classified and described depending on this classification. Last chapter includes the geographical situation and topographical structures of the settlement types in the region.