This study examines the pottery assemblage recovered from rescue excavations conducted in 2018 and 2019 at prehistoric site of Kulaksızlar, which took its name a synonymous village near town Akhisar Manisa province. The Kulaksızlar is best known as marble workshop concentrating on production Kilia Type figurines conical vessels, both being hallmarks second half fifth millennium BC western Anato...

This work examines the patterns of animal exploitation to reveal information subsistence base Chalcolithic settlers Gulpinar in Northwestern Anatolia. The prehistoric site Gulpinar, located beneath remains Graeco-Roman sanctuary Apollo Smintheus (Smintheion), has lately contributed much our understanding period particularly western Anatolian littoral. Zooarchaeological evidence from Level II re...

This work focuses on the examination of bone tools recovered from Chalcolithic phases at northwestern Anatolian site Gülpınar in terms typology and function. A total 263 were retrieved phase II representing early 2 period succeeding III, belonging to Middle site. These specimens help us establish a allow an assesament regarding pattern tool use Bone are viewed as objects archaeological signific...

Understanding the distribution and expansion of Neolithic way life was one important research topics last century. Studies demonstrated that Anatolia, which originally excluded from 'core' region, played a key role in transition hunter-gatherers to settled food production. This article focuses on Düzkışla Höyük, discovered during Uşak Protohistoric Period Survey Project (UPDAP) 2019 provides va...

This essay aims to examine the technological marks observed on pot bases from Chalcolithic site of Gülpınar in northwestern Anatolia. These marks, which are mainly related stage forming pots, represents negative impressions mats, baskets, cloth, and tree leaves, as well finger prints. characteristic both Early (phase II) Middle period III) at they appear almost recovered during excavations. Exa...

O UR excavations at Nasik and more recently at Jorwe (District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra) revealed for the first time the existence of the chalco lithic phase in the prehistory of the Deccan (Sankalia and Deo 1955). The comparative stratigraphical position of this culture, however, was determined in our excavations at Nasik (Sankalia and Deo 1955); Subsequent explorations and excavations of selec...

Archaeological cultural taxonomy is a practical necessity. It singles out more or less coherent patio-temporal entities and facilitates scholarly exchange communication. However, these conventions tend to take an independent life of their own, sometimes constrain creative research endeavors. well known that ―the name not the thing‖. taxa are relatively flexible entities, perfectly self-containe...