Techno-typology and provenance of the obsidian chipped stones from Sofular Höyük, an Early Neolithic settlement near the Kızılırmak in Central Anatolia

Murat Karakoç; Hasan Can Gemici; Murat Dirican; Okşan Başoğlu; Çiğdem Atakuman

doi:10.4312/dp.50.5

Techno-typology and provenance of the obsidian chipped stones from Sofular Höyük, an Early Neolithic settlement near the Kızılırmak in Central Anatolia

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Murat Karakoç Department of Archaeology, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman
Hasan Can Gemici Department of Settlement Archaeology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Murat Dirican Austrian Archaeological Institute, Vienna
Okşan Başoğlu Department of Anthropology, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Ankara
Çiğdem Atakuman Department of Settlement Archaeology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

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https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.50.5

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Sofular Höyük, Early Holocene, Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN), lithic technology, obsidian sourcing

Abstract

Recent excavations at Sofular Höyük (Nevsehir, central Turkey) uncovered Aceramic Neolithic deposits dating to the late 9th and early 8th millennium cal BC and a lithic industry almost entirely made of obsidian. This study focuses on the techno-typology of this lithic assemblage and provides a first look at the material procurement strategies through geochemical characterization. Our results show that Sofular Höyük shares many general techno-typological features with contemporary sites in Central Anatolia, placing the settlement within the locally rooted traditions of the region, while the pXRF analysis of a selection of obsidian artefacts indicates the presence of two Cappadocian sources, namely Göllüdağ and Acıgöl.

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09.06.2023

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Karakoç, M., Gemici, H. C., Dirican, M., Başoğlu, O., & Atakuman, Çiğdem. (2023). Techno-typology and provenance of the obsidian chipped stones from Sofular Höyük, an Early Neolithic settlement near the Kızılırmak in Central Anatolia. Documenta Praehistorica, 50, 2–25. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.50.5

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