Geoarchaeological investigation of storage space at Göytepe: Phytolith, dung spherulite, and micromorphological analyses

Storage is one of the main foci in archaeological research on prehistoric communities of various time periods and regions. This socio-economic practice is related to a wide range of past lifeways, such as subsistence practices, settlement patterns, and social relations, which are particularly signif...

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Autores: Kadowaki, Seiji, Maher, Lisa, Portillo, Marta, Albert, Rosa-Maria
Tipo de recurso: otro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/232306
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/232306
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geoarchaeology
Göytepe
Micromorphological analyses
Phytoliths
Dung spherulites
Storage space
Prehistoric communities
Archaeological research
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Sumario:Storage is one of the main foci in archaeological research on prehistoric communities of various time periods and regions. This socio-economic practice is related to a wide range of past lifeways, such as subsistence practices, settlement patterns, and social relations, which are particularly significant aspects in the study on the transition from foragers to early farmers during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. This chapter presented analyses of phytoliths, faecal spherulites, and micromorphology of the clay bin features to provide geoarchaeological evidence for storage practices at Göytepe. Clay bins are common architectural components at Göytepe and other early agricultural settlements affiliated with the Shomutepe culture in the southern Caucasus.