In the depths of the Eurasian steppe, a civilization that flourished between 2100-1800 BCE: Sintashta. With its copper mining, bronze metallurgy, and the oldest known war chariots, this ancient civilization holds a unique place among steppe cultures, shedding light on the earliest periods of Turkic history.
In this important work, Ali Güler unravels the mysteries of the Sintashta Culture, discovered in the steppes east of the Ural Mountains and only on the scientific agenda for half a century. Blending archaeological findings with historical methodology, the author reveals the connections of this culture—which Western researchers associate with the Proto-Indo-Iranian tradition—with the ancient history of the Turks.
This book provides groundbreaking information about the roots of Turkish history extending back to the Bronze Age, much earlier than periods documented by written sources. "The Sintashta Culture: A Survey on the Earliest Turks," one of the rare works attempting to illuminate the early periods of Turkic civilization before the Göktürks and Huns, stands out with its intriguing style.
Analyzing the architectural features of Sintashta settlements, funeral rituals, material culture elements, and genetic data to trace the footprints of Turkic civilization in ancient times, this work is poised to fill a major gap on the historical stage.
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Ali Güler
Ali Güler was born in 1995. He completed part of his pri-mary education in Kırşehir before continuing in Istanbul. He also pursued his secondary and high school education in Istan-bul. In 2013, he enrolled in the Department of Archaeology at Nevşehir University, where he completed his undergraduate studies and graduated in 2017. In February 2018, he began his master's studies in the Department of General Turkish History at the Institute of Turkish World Studies at Ege University and graduated in 2022. In the same year, he started his doctoral studies in the same department, which he is currently conti-nuing.
In addition to his archaeology education, Güler is also a professional photographer and football referee. He has partici-pated in numerous scientific projects. Currently, he serves as the secretary of the "Cultural History of Turkic Peoples" pro-ject, which is jointly conducted between Turkey and Uzbekis-tan.
Previously, during a field research trip to Kyrgyzstan, he and his team discovered a previously unknown cave filled with rich rock paintings while studying the Türkatalar, a Tur-kic community scattered across Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Following his book on the Sintashta Culture, he is set to pub-lish a book on this discovery in the coming days.