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Thomas Zimmermann, bizi 7 milyon yıl öncesine götürerek "vizyon" kavramını sadece fiziksel bir yeti olarak değil, insanın evrimsel yolculuğundaki yaratıcı ve yön bulucu kapasitesi olarak ele alıyor. İki ayak üzerinde durmaktan, simetrik aletler yapmaya; oradan sanat üretmeye ve soyut düşünmeye uzanan bu anlatı, vizyonun tarihindeki eşsiz yerine ışık tutuyor. Thomas Zimmermann, antropoloji, arkeoloji ve felsefeyi ustalıkla harmanladığı konuşmasında bizi sadece geçmişimize değil, kendi zihnimizin derinliklerine de bir keşfe davet ediyor. Thomas Zimmermann, Pre- ve Protohistorya, Avrupa Etnolojisi ve Klasik Arkeoloji alanındaki çalışmalarını tamamladığı Regensburg Üniversitesi'nden mezun oldu. Doktora projesi için Römisch-Germanische Zentralmuseum Mainz'de, Early Elites Araştırma Kümesi'nin bir parçası olarak hançerli Bakır Çağı mezarlarını teknolojik ve sosyal boyutlarıyla inceliyordu. 2003 yılında doğunun cazibesine yenik düşerek Türkiye'ye taşındı ve şu anda Ankara Bilkent Üniversitesi Arkeoloji Bölümü'nde Doçent olarak atanmaktadır. Çok yönlü araştırma ilgi alanları arasında arkeoloji bilimi, erken dönem metalurji, MÖ 3. binyıl Küçük Asya'da seçkinlerin ortaya çıkışı ve arkeolojik metodoloji tarihi yer alır. Uluslararası hakemli dergilerde çok sayıda makale yayınladı; yüksek lisans ve doktora tezleri monografi olarak yayınlandı (RGZM Katalog ve Monograf Serisi, 2006 ve 2007); Charles Gates ve Jacques Morin'le birlikte "Anadolu'da Kutsal Manzaralar" konferans bildirilerinin ortak editörlüğünü yaptı. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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