Dendrochronological analysis and radiocarbon dating of charcoal remains from the multi-period site of Uşaklı Höyük, Yozgat, Turkey

Gmińska-Nowak, Barbara; D'Agostino, Anacleto; Özarslan, Yasemin; Orsi, Valentina; Christopoulou, Anastasia; Mazzoni, Silvia; Akkemik, Ünal; Ważny, Tomasz

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103078

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“…The mean chronology obtained for the multi-period archaeological site of Uşaklı Höyük in Turkey had a length of 49 rings [13]. However, it turned out to be unsuitable for secure dendrochronological dating of any sample because it could not be matched to the regional reference (note that matching tree ring series to the regional master chronologies often poses a separate problem).…”

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“…The reasons were: insufficient chronology length (49 rings), shortness of individual tree ring series (max. 34 rings), and scarcity of reference chronologies available for cross-dating [13]. In this case, the AMS 14 C technique with subsequent wiggle-matching analysis becomes the main dating approach.…”

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“…The amount of available samples increased and their quality improved with the advent of microscopy, which saved much time and effort for charcoal processing. However, despite the experience gained in analyzing both charcoal [10][11][12][13][14], etc., and combined charcoal + wood [15][16][17] samples, the preparation protocols for dendrochronological dating are still imperfect and poorly formulated, and the potentiality of charcoal as a unique chronological and paleoclimatic archive remains underestimated.…”

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Potentiality of Charcoal as a Dendrochronological and Paleoclimatic Archive: Case Study of Archaeological Charcoal from Southeastern Altai, Russia

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Archaeological charcoal from ancient nomad iron-smelting furnaces collected in the highland southeastern Russian Altai has great potential as a material for tree ring analysis. Dendrochronological dating was applied to 355 viable samples (>80% of the 448 collected ones), prepared using a new protocol. Individual tree ring series of 155 (~43%) samples were used to construct nine floating chronologies from 76 to 290 rings long. The archaeological and radiocarbon data on charcoal that fueled the hearths of the Kosh-Agach type bracket the floating tree ring chronologies between the second and tenth centuries AD. The results demonstrate that long tree ring “steppe” chronologies can be obtained for intermontane basins in the arid zone of Southern Siberia, using the analysis of charcoal samples. A strong climate signal imprinted in the annual growth of trees allowed for crossdating samples with relatively few rings. The revealed common climate signal for larches from different locations indicates similar paleoclimate conditions of their growth despite the strong modern southeastward aridization trend in the region, which was not so pronounced ca. 1.5 ka ago. The further matching of these chronologies to the calendar timeline will provide reference for the precise comparison of climatic conditions in the floors of intermontane basins and in the flanking mountains.

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Potentiality of Charcoal as a Dendrochronological and Paleoclimatic Archive: Case Study of Archaeological Charcoal from Southeastern Altai, Russia

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Exploring the Alişar IV Pottery in Anatolia

Doglio

2022

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This paper discusses some of the major problems concerning Alişar IV pottery. The question of the origin of this peculiar pottery typology is far from solved and it now requires a new approach based on its intrinsic material characteristics. The lack of a unique definition and the absence up until now of clear primary finding contexts make the reconstruction of the production of Alişar IV even more complex. Given this, the study of the different steps of production, the so-called chaîne opératoire, can bring to light new and important information. It might permit the identification of possible workshops and a better understanding of the phenomena of trade and exchange within the local and regional context of Anatolia during the Middle Iron Age. In addition, important new data has come from the site of Uşaklı Höyük (Yozgat) located in central-northern Anatolia. The assemblage of Alişar IV pottery discovered on this site adds some interesting observations regarding the elements of variability involved in this kind of production that could be related to a multiregional and polycentric system of distribution.

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A novel multiproxy approach to detect the impact of charcoal production on the natural environment in NW Poland – project concept and preliminary results

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Agriculture has been the major driver of deforestation in Europe in the last 1000 years. In the past, forests were also exploited for charcoal production; however, the spatial scale/extent of this activity and its impact are unknown. LIDAR data can be used as a noninvasive tool to investigate the small-scale diversity of the land relief, including forested areas. These data can reveal the extent anthropogenic modifications of topography present-day as well as in the past. One of the activities that can be analyzed based on LIDAR data is spatial distribution of charcoal production. A preliminary LIDAR data analysis indicated the intensity of this practice and its potential impact on the natural environment. This prompted us to analyze the environmental impact of charcoal hearths in northern Poland. As it turned out, this topic exceeded the scope of earth sciences and became a transdisciplinary one. In this work, we will use the research methods typical of biogeography, dendroecology, paleoecology, soil science, biology, botany, history, onomastics, as well as art history, in order to thoroughly understand not only the natural consequences but also the social and economic consequences of charcoal production. This paper presents the assumptions of our project, the research methodology, and the preliminary results. We have identified using LIDAR data more than 73 thousand relief forms which can be remnants of charcoal hearths. Our preliminary results confirmed large scale impact of past human activity related to charcoal production and suitability of the methods used for detecting and reconstructing charcoal hearths as well as determining the distribution and magnitude of past forest use for charcoal production in NW Poland.

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Dendrochronological analysis and radiocarbon dating of charcoal remains from the multi-period site of Uşaklı Höyük, Yozgat, Turkey

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Potentiality of Charcoal as a Dendrochronological and Paleoclimatic Archive: Case Study of Archaeological Charcoal from Southeastern Altai, Russia

Potentiality of Charcoal as a Dendrochronological and Paleoclimatic Archive: Case Study of Archaeological Charcoal from Southeastern Altai, Russia

Exploring the Alişar IV Pottery in Anatolia

A novel multiproxy approach to detect the impact of charcoal production on the natural environment in NW Poland – project concept and preliminary results

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