A new programme of obsidian characterization at Çatalhöyük, Turkey

Abstract

This paper details the chemical sourcing of 135 obsidian artefacts from Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic site in central Anatolia, the trace-elemental analyses being undertaken in two laboratories using ICP-MS, ICP-AES and LA-ICP-MS. The material is assigned to three sources in Cappadocia: Göllü Dağ-east, Nenezi Dağ and Acıgöl West. The various interrelationships of technology, raw material and date are considered, the data suggesting an increased …