»BARBOTINO« (STARČEVO – KÖRÖS) AND LINEAR COMPLEX: EVOLUTION OR INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF LITHIC INDUSTRIES?

The genesis of the linear complex is of topmost importance for revolving the neolithization problem of Central Europe. The problem mentioned above is here treated based on Lithic inventories. Lithic illusory of Alfold and East Slovakia linear circle leans on Starčevo – Körös complex and appears to be its topologically and technological continuation. It is, therefore, possible to consider East Linear ceramics as a later phase of the »barbotino« complex. However, it is much more difficult to trace the origin of the west linear complex. In its older phase art is quite different from the »barbotine« circle but is very similar to the Vinča group from its middle phase. Although it does not explain the genesis of the west linear complex, it is at least indisputable that it stands under strong Vinča influence from the middle phase

Between Anatolia and the Aegean:Epipalaeolithic and Mesolithic Foragers of the Karaburun Peninsula

Dincer, Berkay/0000-0001-8240-5973; TURAN, Didem/0000-0001-8375-1296WOS: 000555217700001The Epipalaeolithic and Mesolithic periods of Turkey are poorly understood. the discovery of two sites (Kocaman and Kayadibi) in the Karaburun Peninsula in coastal western Turkey opens a whole new window into our understanding of these periods in Turkey and beyond by providing the first solid evidence for pre-Neolithic foragers. This article presents typological and technological properties of the lithics from these two open-air sites in terms of raw material selection, tool types, and technological preferences and discusses the results in relation to contemporary Anatolian, Aegean, southwest Asian, and southeast European industries. Typological and technological analyses suggest that Kocaman lithics were part of the eastern Mediterranean and northern Aegean Epipalaeolithic traditions; the Kayadibi lithics, on the other hand, correspond well with the Aegean Mesolithic assemblages. the lack of any affinity between the Kayadibi and Initial Neolithic lithic assemblages from western Turkey has important implications about the Neolithization process of western Turkey and the Aegean.Ege University Research Projects Coordination Unit [EDB-16-018, EDB-15-005]; NCN (Polish National Research Center) [2015/19/B/H53/00477]; Groningen Institute of Archaeology; Municipality of KaraburunThis study was supported by Ege University Research Projects Coordination Unit (Projects No: EDB-16-018 and EDB-15-005) and by NCN (Polish National Research Center Grant No: 2015/19/B/H53/00477). Karaburun Archaeological Survey Project is supported by the Groningen Institute of Archaeology and the Municipality of Karaburun

Between Anatolia and the Aegean: Epipalaeolithic and Mesolithic Foragers of the Karaburun Peninsula

The Epipalaeolithic and Mesolithic periods of Turkey are poorly understood. The discovery of two sites (Kocaman and Kayadibi) in the Karaburun Peninsula in coastal western Turkey opens a whole new window into our understanding of these periods in Turkey and beyond by providing the first solid evidence for pre-Neolithic foragers. This article presents typological and technological properties of the lithics from these two open-air sites in terms of raw material selection, tool types, and technological preferences and discusses the results in relation to contemporary Anatolian, Aegean, southwest Asian, and southeast European industries. Typological and technological analyses suggest that Kocaman lithics were part of the eastern Mediterranean and northern Aegean Epipalaeolithic traditions; the Kayadibi lithics, on the other hand, correspond well with the Aegean Mesolithic assemblages. The lack of any affinity between the Kayadibi and Initial Neolithic lithic assemblages from western Turkey has important implications about the Neolithization process of western Turkey and the Aegean