Boyabat (Sinop) Jeolojik Miras Envanter Çalışması 2005

A comprehensive archaeometric research on Roman ceramics of Sinop (Black Sea)

“…F I G U R E 1 0 The scatter plot showing the Sr and Zr levels in GR (1-20)/BR (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31) samples and the raw clays obtained from Demirci region (32-37 respectively referring to DM-98, DM-99, DM-100, DM-101, DM-102, and DM-128). Please see Özal 13 for the details of the raw clays.…”

“…The geological origin of the vicinity of Sinop and Boyabat points out the occasional presence of calcareous formations (i.e., limestone, marl, marble) throughout the Sinop-Boyabat basin. 28,29 Therefore, it could be predicted that the calcareous GR and BR samples might have been manufactured by the Sinopean ceramic workshops (please see Demirci and Akyol, 1996;Demirci et al, 1997 for the pottery ateliers located on the coastline in the south of Sinop peninsula 14,15 ). As far as the origin of the raw materials is concerned, the raw clays of DM-100 and DM-102 (please see Özal, 2004 for the sample codes 13 ), which were found to be close to GR and BR samples with regard to the chemical composition (please see XRF section), seem also similar in terms of mineralogical content (i.e., quartz, clay mineral, feldspar, calcite).…”

“…When the mineralogical contents of the Hellenistic and Roman ceramics obtained from different amphora workshops of Sinop 14,15 are considered, a clear affinity could be seen between those potsherds and our samples (excluding the noncalcareous ones), especially in terms of the presence of carbonates and/or pyroxenes (please see the cited references for the details). The geological origin of the vicinity of Sinop and Boyabat points out the occasional presence of calcareous formations (i.e., limestone, marl, marble) throughout the Sinop‐Boyabat basin 28,29 . Therefore, it could be predicted that the calcareous GR and BR samples might have been manufactured by the Sinopean ceramic workshops (please see Demirci and Akyol, 1996; Demirci et al, 1997 for the pottery ateliers located on the coastline in the south of Sinop peninsula 14,15 ).…”

Assessment of heavy metal(loid) contents of clay bricks manufactured and utilized as structural building material in Türkiye

“…The CB factories where the samples within the scope of this study were collected are located in the Boyabat district of Sinop province and Tosya district of Kastamonu province in the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Boyabat basin is located in the middle part of the Pontide tectonic belt, one of the tectonic units of Türkiye, and was established within the Tertiary aged depression area (Ustaömer et al 2007). Thick subduction-accretion complexes consisting of ocean oor sediments and basic magmatic rocks in this basin developed during the closure of the Paleo-tethys and Neotethys oceans (Ustaömer et al 2007).…”

“…Boyabat basin is located in the middle part of the Pontide tectonic belt, one of the tectonic units of Türkiye, and was established within the Tertiary aged depression area (Ustaömer et al 2007). Thick subduction-accretion complexes consisting of ocean oor sediments and basic magmatic rocks in this basin developed during the closure of the Paleo-tethys and Neotethys oceans (Ustaömer et al 2007). In the basin, in addition to the alluviums formed by the Gökırmak depression, clayey limestone (marl) observed in the raw material area, there are also conglomerate, sandstone, and mudstone units deposited in different periods (Ustaömer et al 2007).…”