Variation in the development of Neolithic societies atop the Central Anatolian Plateau: recent results from Balıklı
Regional variation in the historic development of agricultural societies in South-west Asia is increasingly apparent. Recent investigations at the wetland site of Balıklı ( c . 8300–7900 BC) provide new insights into the initial processes of sedentism in Central Anatolia and the interaction of early communities within local and larger-scale networks. Located near major obsidian sources, excellent architectural preservation and faunal and botanical records at Balıklı suggest cultural connections to the upper Middle Euphrates region, yet inhabitants of the site do not appear to have participated in the wider South-west Asian obsidian-exchange networks and largely relied on wild resources.
Authors
- Fatma Kalkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7660-1804)
- Nurcan Kayacan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6256-5961)
- Sera Yelözer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1151-343X)
- Güneş Duru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1870-0120)
- Melis Üzdürüm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3623-0874)
- A. Nigel Goring‐Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-7747)
- Mihriban Özbaşaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-948X)
- Natalie D. Munro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-6133)
- Müge Ergun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-5947)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Koç University (TR)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi (TR)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Ondokuz Mayıs University (TR)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (FR)
- Oxford Archaeology (GB)
- Istanbul University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.100
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.76
Funders
- Israel Science Foundation