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Sedimentary deposition rates and carbon-14: The epi-paleolithic sequence of Okuzini Cave (southwest Turkey)
Otte, Marcel; López Bayón, Ignacio; Noiret, Pierre et al.
2003In Journal of Archaeological Science, 30 (3), p. 325-341
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Keywords :
radiometric dating; deposition rates; Okuzini; Turkey
Abstract :
[en] A series of radiocarbon dates systematically obtained from bone and charcoal samples from the stratigraphic sequence of Okuzini Cave has been analyzed in conjunction with stratigraphic and archaeological data to interpret the rates and processes of deposition and human occupation of the cave during the Epipaleolithic of southwest Turkey. AMS dates obtained on the charcoal series reveal the existence of three stratigraphic gaps. Sedimentation rates for the deposits are evaluated in relation to radiometric determinations, the nature and origin of sediment accumulation, the structure of the faunal and lithic assemblages and the changing nature of human occupation of the cave. A hypothesis is proposed to explain the processes and rates of sedimentation, including the three gaps revealed by the radiometric series. One of our aims is to caution against interpretations of cultural evolution directly linked to sedimentary rates for which the variation is not immediately evident during excavation, but which requires a more critical analysis, as we have had the opportunity to do at Okuzini. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Archaeology
Author, co-author :
Otte, Marcel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
López Bayón, Ignacio
Noiret, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
Bar-Yosef, Ofer
Yalcinkaya, Isin
Kartal, Metin
Léotard, Jean-Marc ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
Pettitt, Paul
Language :
English
Title :
Sedimentary deposition rates and carbon-14: The epi-paleolithic sequence of Okuzini Cave (southwest Turkey)
Publication date :
2003
Journal title :
Journal of Archaeological Science
ISSN :
0305-4403
eISSN :
1095-9238
Publisher :
Academic Press Ltd Elsevier Science Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
Pages :
325-341
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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