Journal article
Arson or Accident? The Burning of a Neolithic House at Çatalhöyük, Turkey
Abstract
This paper presents the results of interdisciplinary research on the recently excavated Building 52 at the Anatolian Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük. This building provides the richest combination of faunal, botanical, and lithic assemblages of all those uncovered since work at the site was renewed in 1995. Occupation of the building ended with a high-temperature fire, after which a portion of it was emptied and reoccupied. Our research …
Authors
Twiss KC; Bogaard A; Bogdan D; Carter T; Charles MP; Farid S; Russell N; Stevanović M; Yalman EN; Yeomans L
Journal
Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 41–57
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2008
DOI
10.1179/009346908791071358
ISSN
0093-4690