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Obsidian provenance analyses at Göytepe, Azerbaijan: Implications for understanding Neolithic socioeconomies in the southern Caucasus.
- Source :
- Archaeometry; Aug2019, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p765-782, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This study presents a provenance analysis of the Neolithic obsidian assemblages from the early to mid‐sixth millennium bc settlement at Göytepe, Azerbaijan. The study is unique in that (1) it involves a complete, non‐selected obsidian assemblage (901 artefacts) from one particular area of the site; (2) the material is derived from a well‐stratified sequence of 10 securely radiocarbon‐dated architectural levels; and (3) the use of an extraordinarily wide range of sources (more than 20) was identified by provenance analysis using energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence. The results reveal a previously unknown diachronic change in obsidian use in the region, suggesting the occurrence of significant socioeconomic changes during the Late Neolithic of the southern Caucasus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- X-ray fluorescence
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003813X
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Archaeometry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137436880
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12457