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-11047 human bone, old man NA 7790±50 BP Thissen et al. 2004-2006
AA-27980 seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7790±60 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-9800570A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7800±90 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-980511A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7800±100 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
OxA-11048 human bone, adult man NA 7800±50 BP Thissen et al. 2004-2006
PL-972431A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7810±80 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-980514A seeds charred seeds NA 7810±100 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-980410A,B charcoal NA NA 7815±60 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-9800521A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7820±90 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-9800566A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7820±90 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-972126A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7830±80 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-9800522A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7830±90 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-980518A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7840±80 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
P-1371 charcoal NA NA 7844±102 BP Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
PL-9800507B seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7850±90 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-980561A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7850±80 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
PL-980513A seeds Cerealae, charred seeds NA 7850±100 BP Göktürk et al. 2002
P-1367 charcoal elm/ oak NA 7853±97 BP Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
OxA-11051 human bone, old woman NA 7855±45 BP Thissen et al. 2004-2006
OxA-11052 human bone, old man NA 7860±45 BP Thissen et al. 2004-2006

typological date Typological dates (156)

Classification Estimated age References
PN NA Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
PN NA Göktürk et al. 2002
PN NA Göktürk et al. 2002
PN NA Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Breunig 1987, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
E-PN NA NA
PN NA Newton and Kuniholm 1999, Thissen 2002a
PN NA Cressford 1998, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
PN NA Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
E-PN NA NA
PN NA Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
L-PN NA NA
PN NA Stuckenrath and Lawn 1969, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
E-PN NA NA
PN NA Göktürk et al. 2002

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

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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
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:bibtex_key: Newton and Kuniholm 1999, Thissen 2002a
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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
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:bibtex_key: Cressford 1998, Cressford 2001, Thissen 2002a
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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: 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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