Another amazing find this week – a long flint blade was discovered in Trench H. This blade measured 9.8 centimeters in length and is an impressive example of a Neolithic tool technology. By the standards of Boncuklu, this is an unusually large retouched blade. While obsidian is the main stone […]
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2 SEPTEMBER 2013: Introducing our specialists: Aroa Garcia-Suarez, Micromorphology
2 SEPTEMBER 2013: Introducing our specialists: Aroa Garcia-Suarez, Micromorphology
Micromorphology is a scientific technique based on the study of sediments at the microscopic level. It gives us information on how the site was formed, the range of human activities that took place inside the buildings and throughout the site, and the state of preservation of the archaeological deposits. The […]
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1 SEPTEMBER 2013: Introducing our specialists: Dr Jessica Pearson, Human Osteoarchaeology and Isotope Analysis
1 SEPTEMBER 2013: Introducing our specialists: Dr Jessica Pearson, Human Osteoarchaeology and Isotope Analysis
The Boncuklu human remains have three intriguing facets: first, that many of the complete interments have been found beneath the floor within the clean areas of the houses, second, that there are many human bone fragments within the middens most of which are skull fragments and this seems to represent […]
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31 AUGUST 2013: FIND OF THE WEEK: DANCING IN THE TRENCHES
31 AUGUST 2013: FIND OF THE WEEK: DANCING IN THE TRENCHES
On this site we have many decorated plaques, many of which have grooves and were used as polishing tools including possibly as shaft strengtheners. The other plaques have an as yet undefined function but are equally decorated. Today in Trench P we have found one of our most elaborate incised […]
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21 AUGUST 2013: Amazing feats in Trench M – The Basket Extraction
21 AUGUST 2013: Amazing feats in Trench M – The Basket Extraction
What began as the excavation of a simple burial in Trench H has ended with an exceptional display of determination and fine motor skills. In a small cut, supervisor Nat Franklin and her team, Hannah, Sam and Aroa, expected to find the burial of a small child. Instead, an older individual with […]
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20 AUGUST 2013: INTERESTING DEPOSIT OF THE WEEK – TRENCH N SCAPULA
20 AUGUST 2013: INTERESTING DEPOSIT OF THE WEEK – TRENCH N SCAPULA
Building 6 in Trench N has revealed the intriguing features this week. The first is an auroch’s horn core set into the wall of the building next to the entrance. The second consisted of two large animal scapulae uncovered in a small pit set into the building floor – one […]
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19 AUGUST 2013: Introducing our specialists: Ceren Kabukcu, Archaeobotanist
19 AUGUST 2013: Introducing our specialists: Ceren Kabukcu, Archaeobotanist
One of the many benefits of working at Boncuklu is the opportunity to meet a huge variety of specialists. It is always intriguing to find out how they attempt to answer the questions we have asked about the site. PhD student Ceren Kabukcu (University of Liverpool) is one of our […]
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15 AUGUST 2013: FINDS OF THE WEEK
15 AUGUST 2013: FINDS OF THE WEEK
This week has yet again been a busy and productive one on our four trenches, and we have two unique finds to showcase. The first emerged from Trench M – a large, decorated, shell bead. Identified as a Dentalium shell imported from the Mediterranean, the find is remarkable, not only […]
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7 AUGUST 2013: A VOLUNTEER’S VIEWS
7 AUGUST 2013: A VOLUNTEER’S VIEWS
After entering the main gate of Boncuklu Höyük, one of the first work areas you see is Trench H, which is located on the northern slope of the site. Immediatley, your eyes are drawn to the large depressions cut into the marl (natural subsoil). These depressions are what are left […]
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6 AUGUST 2013: A few words from Lab Minion Christine Schepens
6 AUGUST 2013: A few words from Lab Minion Christine Schepens
Turkey has a strict set of rules for the management of all archaeological finds – and rightly so. From the tiniest teaspoon of phytolith archive sample to the most elaborate decorated groundstone, each item is carefully catalogued, stored and then diligently kept under lock and key. As such, life in […]