Building a tephrostratigraphic framework for the Paleolithic of Central Anatolia, Turkey

Tryon C. A., Logan M. A. V., Mouralis D., Kuhn S., Slimak L., Balkan-Atli N.

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, cilt.36, sa.3, ss.637-652, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.10.006
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.637-652
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Central Anatolian Volcanic Province (CAVP) in Turkey preserves widespread deposits of Quaternary tephra, presently associated with a small but growing number of Paleolithic archaeological sites. We use multivariate analyses of the abundances of a Suite of nine major and minor element oxides determined by electron probe microanalysis. From these data, we construct a classificatory model for correlating distal tephra to one of five volcanic edifices or eruptive phases within the CAVP. Application of this model to distal deposits Of primary tephra-fall and reworked tuffaceous sediments from the archaeological sites of Korkuyu and Kaletepe Deresi 3 indicates Late to possibly Early Pleistocene ages for the artifact assemblages there, and provides a fundamental tephrostratigraphic framework to examine spatial and temporal variation in hominin behavior comparable to that of other regions, such as eastern Africa. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.