Ulucak (Smyrna, Turkey) : Chemical analysis with clustering of ceramics and soils and obsidian hydration dating

Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.5, No.3, 2005, pages 33-45

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This is a first report on the chemical analysis and clustering of ceramic sherds and some soilsderived from the stratigraphy from Ulucak Höyük Neolithic settlement. The habitation in this siteextends from Early Neolithic / Late Neolithic to Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age period. Twoobsidian hydration dates are also reported applying the SIMS-SS technique.More than one clay sources were exploited either within the LN period or in other periods and somepersisted been used throughout the entire occupational time.
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Ulucak Höyük, Neolithic, Ceramics, Obsidian, Dating, Analysis, Dendrogram, Clustering