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Geoarchaeological investigation of the utilization of travertine from the Kırşehir Kale Höyük (mound), Central Anatolia, Turkey     
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Doç. Dr. Işık ADAK ADIBELLİ Doç. Dr. Işık ADAK ADIBELLİ
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Bekir Levent Mesci
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem ERKMAN Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cem ERKMAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Devamını Göster
Özet
The mound site of Kale Höyük is located in the city center of Kırşehir, in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Excavated layers of the mound date to the Ottoman, Medieval, Hellenistic, and Late Iron Age periods. This paper examines the travertines unearthed from these layers, with the aim of identifying and interpreting their varying usages and determining their sourcing, employing a multidisciplinary, geoarchaeological approach. Most of the examples in the mound are large, regularly shaped blocks used as architectural elements. Others were used as stone tools for processes such as grain grinding and grape pressing. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) study of in-situ travertine from a medieval workshop indicates iron was forged here. Frequent use of recycled travertine obtained from the lower layers of the mound is also indicated, such as in the nineteenth century Aleaddin Mosque, rebuilt on the mound with …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Asian Archaeology
Dergi ISSN 2520-8098
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Baidu, CLOCKSS, CNKI, CNPIEC, Dimensions, EBSCO, Google Scholar, Naver, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Portico, ProQuest. TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 10-2022
Cilt No 6
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 185 / 199
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s41826-022-00060-2
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41826-022-00060-2