Site types
Settlement and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
037.650° N, 032.820° E
Coordinates (DMS)
037° 39' 00" E, 032° 49' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Türkiye (TR)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (174)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
OxA-X-205406 human, inhaled charcoal Homo sapiens NA 7291±38 BP 8173–8025 cal BP Bronk Ramsey et. al. 2009 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-X-205406 charcoal NA NA 7291±38 BP 8173–8025 cal BP Bronk Ramsey 2009 Bird et al. 2022
OxA-X-108497 human, inhaled charcoal Homo sapiens NA 7190±140 BP 8325–7731 cal BP Bronk Ramsey et. al. 2009 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-X-108497 charcoal NA NA 7190±140 BP 8325–7731 cal BP Bronk Ramsey 2009 Bird et al. 2022
OxA-X-1084-97 charcoal Homo sapiens NA 7190±140 BP 8325–7731 cal BP CalPal Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-X-1084-97 carbon NA NA 7190±140 BP 8325–7731 cal BP Bronk Ramsey 2009 Bird et al. 2022
OxA-X-108408 human, inhaled charcoal Homo sapiens NA 7330±75 BP 8330–8007 cal BP Bronk Ramsey et. al. 2009 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-X-108408 charcoal NA NA 7330±75 BP 8330–8007 cal BP Cessford 2005: 86 Bronk Ramsey et al. 2009: 337 Bird et al. 2022
OxA-X-104513 bone Animalia NA 7850±110 BP 8989–8430 cal BP Bronk Ramsey et. al. 2009 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-X-104513 bone NA NA 7850±110 BP 8989–8430 cal BP Cessford 2005: 85 Bronk Ramsey et al. 2009: 338 340 Bird et al. 2022
OxA-X-104222 bone NA NA 7870±60 BP 8983–8542 cal BP Cessford 2005: 86 Bronk Ramsey et al. 2009: 338 340 Bird et al. 2022
OxA-X-104222 bone Animalia NA 7870±60 BP 8983–8542 cal BP Bronk Ramsey et. al. 2009 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-9980 seeds Triticum NA 7955±75 BP 8999–8601 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9950 seeds Triticum NA 8030±50 BP 9025–8651 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9949 seeds Pisum, charred seeds NA 8050±50 BP 9088–8658 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9948 seeds Triticum NA 8090±50 BP 9246–8775 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9947 seeds Triticum NA 7985±50 BP 9000–8646 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9946 seeds Scirpus NA 7980±55 BP 8999–8645 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9945 seeds Scirpus NA 7775±50 BP 8635–8427 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-9944 seeds charred seeds NA 7975±50 BP 8996–8646 cal BP Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a

typological date Typological dates (156)

Classification Estimated age References
PN NA Göktürk et al. 2002
PN NA Göktürk et al. 2002
PN NA Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
PN NA Thissen et al. 2004-2006
PN NA Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Thissen et al. 2004-2006
PN NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Mellaart 1975, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Mellaart 1975, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Thissen et al. 2004-2006
PN NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Mellaart 1975, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Thissen et al. 2004-2006
PN NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Thissen 2002a

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

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@misc{Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Breunig 1987, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a,
  
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@misc{Cessford 2005: 86 Bronk Ramsey et al. 2009: 338 340,
  
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@misc{CONTEXT,
  url = {http://context-database.uni-koeln.de/index.php},
  note = {Schyle, D. & Böhner, U. 2006. Near Eastern radiocarbon CONTEXT database. https://doi.org/10.1594/GFZ.CONTEXT.ED1}
}
@article{NERD,
  title = {The NERD Dataset: Near East Radiocarbon Dates between 15,000 and 1,500 Cal. Yr. BP},
  shorttitle = {The NERD Dataset},
  author = {Palmisano, Alessio and Bevan, Andrew and Lawrence, Dan and Shennan, Stephen},
  date = {2022-02-22},
  volume = {10},
  number = {0},
  pages = {2},
  publisher = {Ubiquity Press},
  issn = {2049-1565},
  doi = {10.5334/joad.90},
  url = {https://openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/joad.90},
  urldate = {2023-09-07},
  abstract = {To our knowledge, the dataset described in this paper represents the largest existing repository of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates for the whole Near East from the Late Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (15,000 – 1,500 cal. yr. BP). It is composed of 11,027 radiocarbon dates from 1,023 sites that have been collected comprehensively by cross-checking multiple sources (extant digital archives and databases, edited volumes, monographs, journals papers, archaeological excavation reports, etc.) under the umbrella of the Leverhulme Trust funded project “Changing the Face of the Mediterranean” and of the ERC project “CLASS – Climate, Landscape, Settlement and Society: Exploring Human-Environment Interaction in the Ancient Near East”. This is an ongoing dataset that will be updated step by step with newly published radiocarbon dates.},
  issue = {0},
  langid = {american},
  file = {/home/joeroe/g/work/library/2022/Palmisano_et_al_2022.pdf}
}
@article{p3k14c,
  title = {P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates},
  author = {Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick and Bocinsky, R. Kyle and Nicholson, Chris and Capriles, José M. and Finley, Judson Byrd and Gayo, Eugenia M. and Gil, Adolfo and d’Alpoim Guedes, Jade and Hoggarth, Julie A. and Kay, Andrea and Loftus, Emma and Lombardo, Umberto and Mackie, Madeline and Palmisano, Alessio and Solheim, Steinar and Kelly, Robert L. and Freeman, Jacob},
  year = {2022},
  month = {jan},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  volume = {9},
  number = {1},
  pages = {27},
  publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
  issn = {2052-4463},
  doi = {10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7},
  abstract = {Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model prehistoric human demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent projects, funded over the past decade, have assembled such databases from multiple regions of the world. These data provide unprecedented potential for comparative research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems across the Earth. However, these databases have been developed using different sample selection criteria, which has resulted in interoperability issues for global-scale, comparative paleo-demographic research and integration with paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental data. We present a synthetic, global-scale archaeological radiocarbon database composed of 180,070 radiocarbon dates that have been cleaned according to a standardized sample selection criteria. This database increases the reusability of archaeological radiocarbon data and streamlines quality control assessments for various types of paleo-demographic research. As part of an assessment of data quality, we conduct two analyses of sampling bias in the global database at multiple scales. This database is ideal for paleo-demographic research focused on dates-as-data, bayesian modeling, or summed probability distribution methodologies.},
  copyright = {2022 The Author(s)},
  langid = {english},
  keywords = {Archaeology,Chemistry},
  month_numeric = {1}
}
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:bibtex_key: Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Thissen et al. 2004-2006
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Mellaart 1975, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Mellaart 1975, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Mellaart 1975, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Thissen 2002a
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Newton and Kuniholm 1999, Thissen 2002a
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Gktrk et al. 2002, Thissen et al. 2004-2006
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:bibtex_key: Cressford 1998, Thissen 2002a
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Breunig 1987, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Cressford 1998, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Bronk Ramsey et. al. 2009
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: CalPal
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:bibtex_key: Newton and Kuniholm 1999 Thissen 2002a
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: à
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:bibtex_key: 'Cessford 2005: 86 Bronk Ramsey et al. 2009: 338 340'
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:bibtex_key: 'Cessford 2005: 86 Bronk Ramsey et al. 2009: 337'
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:bibtex_key: Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965 Mellaart 1975 Thissen 2002a
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: CALPAL
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- :bibtex_key: CONTEXT
  :bibtex_type: :misc
  :url: "{http://context-database.uni-koeln.de/index.php}"
  :note: "{Schyle, D. & Böhner, U. 2006. Near Eastern radiocarbon CONTEXT database.
    https://doi.org/10.1594/GFZ.CONTEXT.ED1}"
---
- :bibtex_key: NERD
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :title: "{The NERD Dataset: Near East Radiocarbon Dates between 15,000 and 1,500
    Cal. Yr. BP}"
  :shorttitle: "{The NERD Dataset}"
  :author: "{Palmisano, Alessio and Bevan, Andrew and Lawrence, Dan and Shennan, Stephen}"
  :date: "{2022-02-22}"
  :volume: "{10}"
  :number: "{0}"
  :pages: "{2}"
  :publisher: "{Ubiquity Press}"
  :issn: "{2049-1565}"
  :doi: "{10.5334/joad.90}"
  :url: "{https://openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/joad.90}"
  :urldate: "{2023-09-07}"
  :abstract: "{To our knowledge, the dataset described in this paper represents the
    largest existing repository of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates for the whole Near
    East from the Late Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (15,000 – 1,500 cal. yr. BP).
    It is composed of 11,027 radiocarbon dates from 1,023 sites that have been collected
    comprehensively by cross-checking multiple sources (extant digital archives and
    databases, edited volumes, monographs, journals papers, archaeological excavation
    reports, etc.) under the umbrella of the Leverhulme Trust funded project “Changing
    the Face of the Mediterranean” and of the ERC project “CLASS – Climate, Landscape,
    Settlement and Society: Exploring Human-Environment Interaction in the Ancient
    Near East”. This is an ongoing dataset that will be updated step by step with
    newly published radiocarbon dates.}"
  :issue: "{0}"
  :langid: "{american}"
  :file: "{/home/joeroe/g/work/library/2022/Palmisano_et_al_2022.pdf}"
---
- :bibtex_key: p3k14c
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :title: "{P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates}"
  :author: "{Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick
    and Bocinsky, R. Kyle and Nicholson, Chris and Capriles, José M. and Finley, Judson
    Byrd and Gayo, Eugenia M. and Gil, Adolfo and d’Alpoim Guedes, Jade and Hoggarth,
    Julie A. and Kay, Andrea and Loftus, Emma and Lombardo, Umberto and Mackie, Madeline
    and Palmisano, Alessio and Solheim, Steinar and Kelly, Robert L. and Freeman,
    Jacob}"
  :year: "{2022}"
  :month: "{jan}"
  :journal: "{Scientific Data}"
  :volume: "{9}"
  :number: "{1}"
  :pages: "{27}"
  :publisher: "{Nature Publishing Group}"
  :issn: "{2052-4463}"
  :doi: "{10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7}"
  :abstract: "{Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model
    prehistoric human demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent
    projects, funded over the past decade, have assembled such databases from multiple
    regions of the world. These data provide unprecedented potential for comparative
    research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems
    across the Earth. However, these databases have been developed using different
    sample selection criteria, which has resulted in interoperability issues for global-scale,
    comparative paleo-demographic research and integration with paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental
    data. We present a synthetic, global-scale archaeological radiocarbon database
    composed of 180,070 radiocarbon dates that have been cleaned according to a standardized
    sample selection criteria. This database increases the reusability of archaeological
    radiocarbon data and streamlines quality control assessments for various types
    of paleo-demographic research. As part of an assessment of data quality, we conduct
    two analyses of sampling bias in the global database at multiple scales. This
    database is ideal for paleo-demographic research focused on dates-as-data, bayesian
    modeling, or summed probability distribution methodologies.}"
  :copyright: "{2022 The Author(s)}"
  :langid: "{english}"
  :keywords: "{Archaeology,Chemistry}"
  :month_numeric: "{1}"

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