A comparative study of the Initial Neolithic chipped-stone assemblages of Ulucak and Uğurlu
- 20 June 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Anatolian Studies
- Vol. 69, 1-20
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0066154619000024
Abstract
This article focuses on the Initial Neolithic (ca 6850–6500 cal. BC) lithic assemblages of Ulucak and Uğurlu in the Aegean region of Turkey. Ulucak and Uğurlu are among the earliest Aegean Neolithic sites, and their lithic industries were managed with specific traditions and skills, quite different from what we know of the industry for other regions such as central Anatolia, Cyprus and the Levant, and even some other areas of the Aegean. This article presents the results of the study of the chipped-stone assemblages of Ulucak and Uğurlu, and aims to demonstrate how they contribute to wider theories about the Neolithisation of the Aegean. ÖzetBu makale Türkiye’nin Ege Bölgesinde yer alan Ulucak ve Uğurlu yerleşmelerinin Ön Neolitik tabakalarında (MÖ 6850–6500) bulunan yontma taş alet endüstrisini ele almaktadır. Bu çalışma, Batı Anadolu’nun en erken Neolitik yerleşimi olan Ulucak ve Uğurlu’daki yontma taş alet endüstrisinin, Anadolu, Kıbrıs, Levant ve Ege’nin diğer bölgelerinden bildiğimiz endüstrilerden oldukça farklı bir gelenek ve beceriyi yansıttığını göstermektedir. Bu makalede Ulucak ve Uğurlu’nun yontma taş alet endüstrisine dair çalışmanın sonuçları sunulmakta ve bu sonuçların Ege’nin Neolitikleşmesi ile ilgili teorilere nasıl katkıda bulunduğu tartışılmaya çalışılmıştır.Keywords
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