Melian obsidian in NW Turkey: Evidence for early Neolithic trade

Perlès, Catherine; Takaoğlu, Turan; Gratuze, Bernard

doi:10.1179/009346910x12707321242313

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“…Detection limits for many elements are in the 0.01–0.5 mg kg −1 range, with an accuracy of around ±5% and a precision that varies from better than ±3% at concentrations of >100 mg kg −1 to about ±20% at concentrations of 1 mg kg −1 . Comparison with LA‐ICP‐MS data from the literature shows good agreement …”

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“…The geological materials originate from the sources Agia Nychia and Demenegakion on the island of Melos (Greece), which are also of archaeological interest. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The application of different complementary analytical techniques on the same set of obsidian samples and on the reference glass BAM-S005B provides a broad element spectrum and allows a comparison of the chemical compositions to provide an indication of the accuracy of the various analytical methods. This multi-methodical approach allows to assess the precision and accuracy of archaeometric elemental analyses by three different techniques: (i) ion beam analysis (IBA) comprising particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and particle induced gamma-ray emission (PIGE), (ii) neutron activation analysis (NAA) and (iii) laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS).…”

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Volcanic glass under fire – a comparison of three complementary analytical methods

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The two obsidian sources from the island of Melos (Greece), Agia Nychia and Demenegakion, are chemically characterized by three complementary analytical techniques. Ion beam analysis (IBA) comprising particle induced X-ray emission and particle induced gamma-ray emission, neutron activation analysis (NAA) and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is applied to the same set of geological obsidian samples. The combination of methods allows a more complete characterization of obsidian sources and reveals a highly specific chemical composition, the so-called chemical fingerprint. This multi-methodical approach checks also the self-consistency of the analytical results and shows not only the most reliable and characteristic key elements Co and Sc but also Fe, Ca and Ti of Melos obsidian deposits. NAA contributes the largest number of reliable elements to the most unambiguous chemical fingerprint comprising in total of 41 elements. Therefore, NAA is the most suitable analytical method for a clear identification of Melos obsidian deposits. Moreover, the accuracy of methods is demonstrated by the excellent correspondences (calculated correlation coefficient R-2=1.00 for IBA and NAA, R-2=0.99 for LA-ICP-MS) between determined analytical results obained by IBA, NAA and LA-ICP-MS and certified values of the reference glass BAM-S005B. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Peer reviewe

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Volcanic glass under fire – a comparison of three complementary analytical methods

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“…According to the results of tests conducted on these finds, some of their raw material had come from the island of Melos (Perlès et al . ). After macroscopically comparing the Coşkuntepe obsidian samples originating from Melos with those recovered from Evkayası and Taraçcı Höyük, we conclude that those also came from Melos.…”

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“…1:137, 138; Takaoğlu , 746), Coşkuntepe (Takaoğlu , 424; Perlès et al . ) and Gökçeada/Uğurlu (Erdoğu , 7) are among these locations (Fig. ).…”

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New Evidence for Neolithic Habitation in the Hinterland of the Troad

Yalçıklı

2014

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary This essay introduces two newly discovered Neolithic sites identified through the archaeological surveys conducted in the hinterland of the Troad in north‐western Turkey. Most of our knowledge about the Neolithic period of the region comes from the coastal site of Coşkuntepe, as well as Uğurlu on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros) and Karağaçtepe (Protesilas) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The lack of evidence for Neolithic habitation in the hinterland of the region was apparently due to the state of research. The recently discovered rock shelter‐type site of Evkayası and the mound of Taraçcı imply that the hinterland of the Troad also bears traces of Neolithic habitation. Each of these sites yielded a single obsidian artefact of Melian origin, suggesting that these two settlements were on a land‐based route that connected the Gulf of Edremit with the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara.

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“…Due to the lack of direct evidence for early watercraft, scholars often rely on indirect evidence for the use of boats in prehistory, including the colonization of distant islands (Ammerman 2010;Broodbank 2006;Cherry 1990) and the procurement of obsidian from island sources throughout the Mediterranean (Freund 2013;Perlès et al 2011). These studies work under the assumption that in order to travel to a particular island or procure obsidian from an island source people required boat technology.…”

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Sardinian Obsidian Circulation and Early Maritime Navigation in the Neolithic as Shown Through Social Network Analysis

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Batist

2014

The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

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Scholars typically argue that cultural interaction between the WestMediterranean islands of Sardinia and Corsica and the European mainland took place through the Tuscan Archipelago, via such intermediary islands as Elba and Pianosa. This path is posited as the prime route in and out of these islands for both people and objects throughout prehistory largely due to the belief that early-pre-sail-seafarers would have wished to avoid more treacherous open-sea voyages. This article tests this hypothesis using social network analysis (SNA) to identify the strengths of inter-site relationships through time based on the relative proportions of West Mediterranean obsidian raw materials at 79 Neolithic sites dating from the sixth to fourth millennia BC. We argue that similar patterns of obsidian consumption reflect similar procurement mechanisms and the likelihood of more frequent interactions between the people of these communities. As such, it becomes possible to reconstruct the relationships that mediated the distribution of obsidian across the landscape. Contrary to previous interpretations highlighting the role of Elba and Pianosa in the exchange of obsidian from the geological sources of Sardinia along the coast to northern Italy and France, our results suggest that obsidian also took a more direct open-sea path upwards of 200 km from Corsica to the coastal regions of Provence and Languedoc in southern France. These results are contextualized within broader patterns of obsidian circulation and use and have important implications for debates surrounding Neolithic obsidian procurement, exchange spheres, and early maritime navigation.

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Melian obsidian in NW Turkey: Evidence for early Neolithic trade

Cited by 29 publications

References 14 publications

Volcanic glass under fire – a comparison of three complementary analytical methods

Volcanic glass under fire – a comparison of three complementary analytical methods

New Evidence for Neolithic Habitation in the Hinterland of the Troad

Sardinian Obsidian Circulation and Early Maritime Navigation in the Neolithic as Shown Through Social Network Analysis

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