Open AccessEvidence for early sedentism at Körtik Tepe, southeastern Turkey, during the Younger Dryas
Author(s) -
Marion Benz,
Corinna Rössner,
Kathleen Deckers,
Simone Riehl,
Kurt W. Alt,
Vecihi Özkaya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
baf online - proceedings of the berner altorientalisches forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-2076
DOI - 10.22012/baf.2016.01
Subject(s) - younger dryas , holocene , radiocarbon dating , steppe , archaeology , geography , allerød oscillation , paleoethnobotany , prehistory , period (music) , physical geography , geology , agriculture , physics , acoustics
Location: Körtik Tepe, Province Diyarbakır, Southeastern Turkey, at the confluence of the River Tigris and the Batman Creek. Period: Younger Dryas to Early Holocene (10400-9200 BCE) Focus: Archaeological evidence for permanent occupation of the site; conditions favouring early sedentism at the intersection of two ecological regimes: the riverine environments and the steppe/tree-steppe mountain ranges of the hinterland; ecological and socio-economic impact of sedentism and of climatic changes from the Younger Dryas to the Early Holocene; interpretation of burial customs comparing evidence of daily practices and emerging differentiation in burial rituals. Methods: Archaeobotany, stable isotope analyses, modelling of radiocarbon sequences; holistic approach