The obsidian sources of eastern Turkey and the Caucasus: Geochemistry, geology, and geochronology

E Frahm - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been 25 years since the publication of the monograph L'obsidienne au Proche et
Moyen Orient: Du volcan à l'outil (Cauvin et al., 1998) and, within it, Poidevin's (1998) …

Multiple sources: The pXRF analysis of obsidian from Kenan Tepe, SE Turkey

S Campbell, E Healey - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Obsidian is often seen as a proxy for exchange and networking even though the relationship
between these elements can be somewhat indirect. Nevertheless, recent studies which …

Diversity in obsidian use in the prehistoric and early historic Middle East

S Campbell, E Healey - Quaternary International, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of obsidian in the Near East has always evoked a response about its exotic
nature and origins. It was not until 1960s, however, that this was put onto a scientific footing …

The procurement of obsidian at Arslantepe (eastern Anatolia) during the chalcolithic and early bronze age: Connections with Anatolia and Caucasus

D Mouralis, M Massussi, G Palumbi, E Akköprü… - Quaternary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Arslantepe is a höyük (= tell) located within the fertile Malatya Plain, near the right bank of
the Euphrates River. The site is excavated since more than 55 years by the Italian Sapienza …

Identification and characterization of two new obsidian sub-sources in the Nemrut volcano (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey): The Sıcaksu and Kayacık obsidian

AK Robin, D Mouralis, E Akköprü, B Gratuze… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the framework of the GeObs project (http://geobs. univ-rouen. fr), we performed an
exhaustive field study of obsidian lava outcropping of the Nemrut volcano (Eastern Anatolia …

'Far and wide': Social networking in the Early Neolithic of the Levant

N Goring-Morris, AB Cohen - L'Anthropologie, 2022 - Elsevier
Networking during the early stages of the Levantine Neolithic appears to have been
encouraged by increasing demands for exotics, ie non-local commodities. The actual …

Variation in Nemrut Dağ obsidian at Pre-Pottery Neolithic to Late Bronze Age sites (or: all that's Nemrut Dağ obsidian isn't the Sıcaksu source)

E Frahm - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Nemrut Dağ volcano was a highly important obsidian source in the ancient Near East for
millennia, and its circular caldera is a conspicuous landmark on the landscape. In contrast to …

Not only a tool-stone: Other ways of using obsidian in the Near East

E Healey - Journal of Lithic Studies, 2021 - journals.ed.ac.uk
Obsidian was used widely in the Near East in prehistoric and early historic times to make
tools and other objects. We know quite a lot about its use as a tool-stone, but much less …

Süberde Höyük Obsidiyenlerinin Yeniden Değerlendirilmesi: Tekno-Tipoloji ve Kaynaklar Hakkında İlk Bulgular

M Karakoç, M Dirican, HC Gemici, Ç Atakuman - Arkeoloji Dergisi, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Bu makale, Konya'nın Beyşehir-Suğla havzasında bir geç Çanak Çömleksiz Neolitik
yerleşim yeri olan Süberde'nin obsidiyen kaynak analizlerinin ilk bulgularını sunmaktadır …