Charcoal analysis from ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk and PÄ±narbaĆÄ±, two Neolithic sites in the Konya Plain, South-Central Anatolia, Turkey
This thesis presents the results of charcoal analysis from the Neolithic sites of ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk and PÄ±narbaĆÄ± in South-Central Anatolia, Turkey. The treatment of the subject centres upon two major issues: I. An improvement of the currently available methodological and analytical tools in the field of charcoal analysis, in order to evaluate in an objective way the taphonomic status of wood charcoal macro-remains and thus allow formulating viable working hypotheses on firewood selection and consumption. For this purpose, the current state of affairs in charcoal analysis is re-assessed, aiming at clarifying the major methodological and interpretive debates within the discipline. Furthermore, the available evidence on wood charcoal taphonomy alongside firewood selection and consumption is critically reviewed. Drawin from this body of theory, some new methodological avenues are proposed and tested on the wood charcoal assemblages derived from ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk and PÄ±narbaĆÄ±. It is argued that through such a holistic assessment of wood charcoal taphonomy, concentrating mainly in clarifying the impact of source and context on taxon representation,m crucial information can be obtanied concerning the dominant patterns
Asouti, Eleni
Archaeology
Charcoal analysis from ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk and PÄ±narbaĆÄ±, two Neolithic sites in the Konya Plain, South-Central Anatolia, Turkey. This thesis presents the results of charcoal analysis from the Neolithic sites of ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk and PÄ±narbaĆÄ± in South-Central Anatolia, Turkey. The treatment of the subject centres upon two major issues: I. An improvement of the currently available methodological and analytical tools in the field of charcoal analysis, in order to evaluate in an objective way the taphonomic status of wood charcoal macro-remains and thus allow formulating viable working hypotheses on firewood selection and consumption. For this purpose, the current state of affairs in charcoal analysis is re-assessed, aiming at clarifying the major methodological and interpretive debates within the discipline. Furthermore, the available evidence on wood charcoal taphonomy alongside firewood selection and consumption is critically reviewed. Drawin from this body of theory, some new methodological avenues are proposed and tested on the wood charcoal assemblages derived from ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk and PÄ±narbaĆÄ±. It is argued that through such a holistic assessment of wood charcoal taphonomy, concentrating mainly in clarifying the impact of source and context on taxon representation,m crucial information can be obtanied concerning the dominant patterns
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