The development of metallurgy in Anatolia is argued to be the result of complex long-term
engagements and interactions among diversified highland and lowland communities. We …

This paper thematically characterizes a large body of recent obsidian sourcing discourse as
a means of highlighting the current place of obsidian provenance studies in larger …

The obsidian sources of central Anatolia, the Aegean and central Europe have been studied
in detail over the past 50 years. Various analytical techniques have been employed to …

Drawing its numerous examples from Britain and beyond, Archaeological Investigation
explores the procedures used in field archaeology travelling over the whole process from …

Handheld portable XRF (HHpXRF) has received considerable recent attention in
archaeology, especially for obsidian sourcing. Published studies largely suggest a high …

Upper Mesopotamia played a key role in the Neolithic Transition in Southwest Asia through
marked innovations in symbolism, technology, and diet. We present 13 ancient genomes (c …

We evaluate local versus distant land‐use models at N eolithic Ç atalhöyük, central Anatolia,
using strontium isotope analysis of sheep tooth enamel and charred plant remains …

In this paper we evaluate the relative analytical capabilities of SEM-EDS, PIXE and EDXRF
for characterizing archaeologically significant Anatolian obsidians on the basis of their …

This paper details the use of obsidian sourcing to reconstruct networks of interaction (or
'communities of practice') amongst populations of south-eastern Anatolia and the Near East …

Mudbrick technology and permanent architecture are Neolithic hallmarks but their origins
are not well understood. By adopting a symmetrical approach to the examination of building …