Geochemical and Mineralogical Analyses of Basalt Fragments from the Neolithic Settlement of Sumaki Höyük (Batman, Turkey) to Determine the Source Area
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Tarih
2023
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Tmmob Jeoloji Muhendisleri Odasi
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Özet
This study aims to determine the provenance of grinding stone tools unearthed from the Neolithic phases of Sumaki Hoyuk settlement using a portable Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (P-EDXRF) and X-ray Diffraction spectrometer (XRD). Sumaki Hoyuk is located in the Lower Garzan Basin of Batman province, Turkey. The settlement is dated to 9084 +/- 57 -8123 +/- 50 cal BP. Grinding stone tools in this settlement are usually made of basalt. Albeit at low amounts, limestone was also used in the production of grinding stones. The Lower Garzan Basin, located to the east of Diyarbakir Basin, is surrounded by Mount Kiradagi to the west-southwest and Mount Raman to the south, the Garzan Anticlinal and Kentalan Anticlinal to the north-northeast. The basalt flow occurred in the Quaternary period. Samples collected from different parts of the Neolithic phase of Sumaki Hoyuk and the Kiradagi basalt flows were analysed using P-EDXRF to determine their chemical composition. The same samples were also analysed using XRD to determine their mineral composition. P-EDXRF and XRD analyses reveal that the samples from Sumaki Hoyuk and Kiradagi are in good accordance with each other. It is therefore understood that the basalt stone tools used in the settlement were taken from the Kiradagi basalts.
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Basalt, geoarcheology, Neolithic, Sumaki Hoyuk, Upper Mesopotamia
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Turkiye Jeoloji Bulteni-Geological Bulletin of Turkey
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66
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3
