The Neolithic–Chalcolithic sequence in the SW Anatolian Lakes Region

This paper reviews the radiocarbon, stratigraphic and pottery evidence from five early pottery sites in SW Turkey. A comparison of the results with data from Ulucak in West Turkey indicates no significant time lag between these areas. The onset of Neolithic sites early in the 7th millennium calBC makes it difficult to link their emergence to the collapse theories applied to SE Anatolian societies at the end of the PPNB period. The chronology proposed is not compatible with allegedly contemporary developments in SE Europe.V članku predstavljamo radiokarbonske datume, stratigrafske podatke in keramiko iz petih zgodnje keramičnih najdišč v severozahodni Turčiji. Primerjava s podatki iz Ulucaka v zahodni Turčiji kaže, da ni bistvenega časovnega zamika med regijama. Pojav neolitskih najdišč v zgodnjem 7. tisočletju calBC je težko navezati na teorijo kolapsa pri južno Anatolskih skupnostih na koncu PPNB obdobja. Predlagana kronologija ni kompatibilna z domnevno sočasnim razvojem v jugovzhodni Evropi

Astruc L., Gaulon A. and Salanova L. (éd.). 2009. Méthodes d’approche des premières productions céramiques : étude de cas dans les Balkans et au Levant. Table-ronde de la Maison de l’Archéologie et de l’Ethnologie (Nanterre, France), 28 février 2006. Rahden/Westf.: Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH.

Thissen Laurens. Astruc L., Gaulon A. and Salanova L. (éd.). 2009. Méthodes d’approche des premières productions céramiques : étude de cas dans les Balkans et au Levant. Table-ronde de la Maison de l’Archéologie et de l’Ethnologie (Nanterre, France), 28 février 2006. Rahden/Westf.: Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH.. In: Paléorient, 2010, vol. 36, n°1. pp. 203-206

Astruc L., Gaulon A. and Salanova L. (éd.). 2009. Méthodes d’approche des premières productions céramiques : étude de cas dans les Balkans et au Levant. Table-ronde de la Maison de l’Archéologie et de l’Ethnologie (Nanterre, France), 28 février 2006. Rahden/Westf.: Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH.

Thissen Laurens. Astruc L., Gaulon A. and Salanova L. (éd.). 2009. Méthodes d’approche des premières productions céramiques : étude de cas dans les Balkans et au Levant. Table-ronde de la Maison de l’Archéologie et de l’Ethnologie (Nanterre, France), 28 février 2006. Rahden/Westf.: Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH.. In: Paléorient, 2010, vol. 36, n°1. pp. 203-206

Özdoğan M., Başgelen N., Kuniholm P. (eds.) 2012. The Neolithic in Turkey. New excavations and new research. Vol. 4 – Western Turkey. Istanbul: Archaeology and Art Publications.

Thissen Laurens. Özdoğan M., Başgelen N., Kuniholm P. (eds.) 2012. The Neolithic in Turkey. New excavations and new research. Vol. 4 – Western Turkey. Istanbul: Archaeology and Art Publications.. In: Paléorient, 2013, vol. 39, n°2. pp. 225-227

The Neolithic–Chalcolithic sequence in the SW Anatolian Lakes Region

This paper reviews the radiocarbon, stratigraphic and pottery evidence from five early pottery sites in SW Turkey. A comparison of the results with data from Ulucak in West Turkey indicates no significant time lag between these areas. The onset of Neolithic sites early in the 7th millennium calBC makes it difficult to link their emergence to the collapse theories applied to SE Anatolian societies at the end of the PPNB period. The chronology proposed is not compatible with allegedly contemporary developments in SE Europe

Depending on 14C Data: Chronological Frameworks in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic of Southeastern Europe

With the introduction of the radiocarbon method in 1949 and the calibration curve constantly improving since 1965, but especially due to the development of the more accurate accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating some 30 yr ago, the application of the 14C method in prehistory revolutionized traditional chronological frameworks. Theories and models are adjusted to new 14C sequences, and such sequences even lead to the creation of new theories and models. In our contribution, we refer to 2 major issues that are still heavily debated, although their first absolute dating occurred some decades ago: 1) the transition from the Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic in the eastern and western Aegean. Very high 14C data for the beginning of the Neolithic in Greece around 7000 BC fueled debates around the Preceramic period in Thessaly (Argissa-Magoula, Sesklo) and the Early Neolithic in Macedonia (Nea Nikomedeia). A reinterpretation of these data shows that the Neolithic in Greece did not start prior to 6400/6300 BC; 2) the beginning and the end of the Chalcolithic period in SE Europe. Shifting from relative chronologies dating the Chalcolithic to the 3rd millennium BC to an absolute chronology assigning the Kodadermen-Gumelnia-Karanovo VI cultural complex to the 5th millennium BC, the exact beginning and the end of the period are still under research. New data from Varna (Bulgaria) and Pietrele (Romania) suggest that start and end of the SE European Chalcolithic have to be dated deeper into the 5th millennium BC.The Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact [email protected] for further information.Migrated from OJS platform February 202

Clay preparation and function of the first ceramics in north-west Anatolia:A case study from Neolithic Barcın Höyük

This article investigates the process of Neolithisation of the eastern Marmara region of north-west Anatolia by discussing the results of a pilot study to define the development of the clay preparation methods of the first ceramics at Barcın Höyük. We used petrographic analysis on a sample of sherds (n = 34) from Neolithic levels (c. 6600–6200 cal. BC) at the site, and compared our findings with the ceramic technology of Neolithic settlements in neighbouring regions. The results suggested that the composition of the clays used changed over time, moving from the use of heterogeneous metamorphic clays in the first phase of the settlement, to the extensive use of crushed calcite temper in later phases. The development in clay recipes may have involved changes in the strength, toughness and thermal behaviour of the ceramic vessels when used for cooking or boiling over fire. Although the development of cooking ware is seen in Central Anatolia at about the same time as the beginning of the settlement at Barcın Höyük, the use of crushed calcite temper may be specific to the eastern Marmara region and adjacent inland areas. The use of crushed calcite temper may therefore represent a local innovation, although future petrographic studies of early ceramics in Anatolia are necessary to support this interpretation

Psychotic-like experiences in a community sample of 8000 children aged 9 to 11 years: an item response theory analysis

Background: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in the general population are common, particularly in childhood, and may constitute part of a spectrum of normative development. Nevertheless, these experiences confer increased risk for later psychotic disorder, and are associated with poorer health and quality of life.Method: This study used factor analytic methods to determine the latent structure underlying PLEs, problem behaviours and personal competencies in the general child population, and used item response theory (IRT) to assess the psychometric properties of nine PLE items to determine which items best represented a latent psychotic-like construct (PSY). A total of 7966 children aged 9–11 years, constituting 95% of eligible children, completed self-report questionnaires.Results: Almost two-thirds of the children endorsed at least one PLE item. Structural analyses identified a unidimensional construct representing psychotic-like severity in the population, the full range of which was well sampled by the nine items. This construct was discriminable from (though correlated with) latent dimensions representing internalizing and externalizing problems. Items assessing visual and auditory hallucination-like experiences provided the most information about PSY; delusion-like experiences identified children at more severe levels of the construct.Conclusions: Assessing PLEs during middle childhood is feasible and supplements information concerning internalizing and externalizing problems presented by children. The hallucination-like experiences constitute appropriate items to screen the population to identify children who may require further clinical assessment or monitoring. Longitudinal follow-up of the children is required to determine sensitivity and specificity of the PLE items for later psychotic illness

Anta 1 de Val da Laje – the first direct view at diet, dairying practice and socio-economic aspects of pottery use in the final Neolithic of central Portugal

International audienceThis article presents the results of the first dedicated study of organic residues in Portugal, extracted from pottery excavated from Anta 1 de Val da Laje passage grave. We fully exploit the organic residue extract, to obtain information regarding the diet of the people and their relationship with the environment, the socio-economic aspects of an otherwise elusive society, and we also used a new methodology to obtain direct absolute dates for the pottery, the residue extract being the only datable organic material from the site. Our results suggest a community with diet based on terrestrial resources, that was fully benefitting from a range of domestic animals including their secondary products. We present the first direct evidence of not only meat consumption, but also milk and dairy production in Iberia. The compound-specific radiocarbon dating methodology, opens a door to possibilities for investigating otherwise poorly dated archaeological phenomena in the Iberian Peninsula