Recent excavations at the site of Bahçelievler (in modern Bilecik, northwest Anatolia)
revealed a Neolithic settlement that was established during the late 8th/early 7th millennium …

Diffusion of Anatolian and Caucasian obsidian in the Zagros Mountains and the highlands of
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For more than a half-century, obsidian provenancing has underpinned many archaeological
investigations of peoples of the past. The pace of obsidian studies in this regard has …

This study presents a provenance analysis of the Neolithic obsidian assemblages from the
early to mid‐sixth millennium bc settlement at Göytepe, Azerbaijan. The study is unique in …

The study area comprises a part of the Central Anatolian Cenozoic volcanism within the
Cappadocia Volcanic Province (CVP). Obsidian, perlite rhyolite flows, and volcanic ashes …

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 …

This paper details the characterization of 48 obsidian artifacts from Ein el-Jarba, an Early
Chalcolithic site of the southern Levantine Wadi Rabah culture (6th millennium cal bc). By …

Abstract The Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman site of Dura–Europos (or simply “Dura”),
dubbed the “Pompeii of the Syrian Desert” by Yale historian and archaeologist Michael …

Recent archaeological research has highlighted the potential role of mobile pastoral groups
in the diffusion of raw materials and technological innovations between the southern …

This study represents the geochemical characterization of obsidian artifacts from Kendale
Hecala to understand the nature of obsidian chaîne opératoire during the Pottery Neolithic …