Students of antiquity often see ancient Turkey as a bewildering array of cultural complexes.
Ancient Turkey brings together in a coherent account the diverse and often fragmented …

Sheep and goats (caprines) were domesticated in Southwest Asia in the early Holocene, but
how and in how many places remain open questions. This study investigates the initial …

This paper reviews 50 years of obsidian studies at Neolithic Çatalhöyük in the Konya plain,
central Anatolia. A number of key issues are addressed:(1) the source of the site's raw …

In this paper we evaluate the relative analytical capabilities of SEM-EDS, PIXE and EDXRF
for characterizing archaeologically significant Anatolian obsidians on the basis of their …

This paper details the chemical sourcing of 135 obsidian artefacts from Çatalhöyük, a
Neolithic site in central Anatolia, the trace-elemental analyses being undertaken in two …

In this paper, we explore the conditions that led to the origins and development of the Near
Eastern Neolithic using mathematical modelling of obsidian exchange. The analysis …

The Göllüdağ obsidian lava flow system is relatively complex. More than ten different
obsidian outcrops and knapping workshops have been identified around this volcano. Their …

The first Neolithic settlements in Southwest Asia began with a dual commitment to plant
cultivation and a sedentary lifestyle. The benefits that foragers-turned-farmers gained from …

This paper details the chemical sourcing of 42 obsidian artefacts from a single Neolithic
structure at Çatalhöyük (central Anatolia), using Energy Dispersive X‐Ray Fluorescence …

Obsidian artifacts are geochemically traceable to their geological sources of origin. The
results of their analysis provide some of the most accurate testimonies of interaction …