Petrographical and chemical properties of building stone, plaster and mortar used in Guvercinkayasi Settlement (AsiaMinore): An overviewof material usage habits in the Middle Chalcolithic period

LAÇİN D.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION, vol.132, no.5, pp.563-572, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 132 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2021.08.004
  • Journal Name: PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, INSPEC
  • Page Numbers: pp.563-572
  • Keywords: Guvercinkayasi settlement, Kizilkaya ignimbrite, Building stone, Mortar, AGRICULTURAL TERRACING SITES, NEW-MEXICO, PHOSPHATE, PHOSPHORUS, SOILS, ARCHAEOLOGY, ANTHROSOLS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Several ancient settlements of the Middle Chalcolithic period (c.5200-4750 BC) have been identified in the Asia Minore (Turkey). One of these ancient settlements, the Guvercinkayasi settlement, was founded in Central Anatolia, and is the precursor of the castle citymodel. This studywas carried out in order to reveal the basic geological features of the region where Guvercinkayasi settlement was established. In addition, it was aimed to define the plaster, mortar and building stones used in settlement, to determine the source areas and to understand the selection and use of building materials in that period.