A Multi-Horizon Perspective. Western Anatolian Material Evidence in the Persian Period

This paper focuses on Western Anatolia (present-day Western Turkey) under Achaemenid control. It aims at outlining the interplay of different cultural horizons in Western Anatolian material culture through a wide range of evidence. First, I shall assess some methodological issues regarding Anatolia in the Persian period. Second, I shall outline an overview of the debate concerning the visibility and presence of Achaemenid culture in the peripheries, in particular in Western Anatolia. Finally, I shall analyse a specific case study in order to outline the emergence of the Achaemenid horizons alongside the other cultures in Western Anatolian material evidence.