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Analisi archeobotaniche a Karkemish.

Plaster and mortar samples from Arslantepe (Turkey) hold potential to provide unique information about the lime production and adhibition during the Late Chalcolithic period (4th millennium BCE). A multi-analytical approach including polarized light microscopy (PLM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) has been applied to characterize mortar samples from temple C and elite residences dated back to the late Chalcolithic 3–4 (3800–3400 BCE).

Here, we report genome-wide data analyses from 110 ancient Near Eastern individuals spanning the Late
Neolithic to Late Bronze Age, a period characterized by intense interregional interactions for the Near
East. We find that 6th millennium BCE populations of North/Central Anatolia and the Southern Caucasus
shared mixed ancestry on a genetic cline that formed during the Neolithic between Western Anatolia and regions
in today’s Southern Caucasus/Zagros. During the Late Chalcolithic and/or the Early Bronze Age, more

Volume monografico sullo scavo dei livelli del Tardo Calcolitico 3-4 (3800-3400 a.C.) presso il sito di Arslantepe. Scavo, stratigrafia, architettura, rituali funerari, materiale amministrativo, economia primaria, classificazione e tipologia ceramica, analisi archeometriche della ceramica e dei materiali costruttivi, materiali in situ e interpretazione dell'uso degli spazi.
Nel volume vi sono contributi di: Corrado Alvaro, Laszlo Bartosiewicz, Susanna Cereda, Yilmaz Selim Erdal, Pamela Fragnoli, Marcella Frangipane, Giovanna Liberotti, Laura Sadori, Cristiano Vignola.

Il tema del contatto è particolarmente vivo e interessante in tutte le scienze sociali, dall’antropologia alla sociologia, e nell’indagine sulle sue dinamiche sono stati coniati termini diversi per ragionare sul grado e le conseguenze dei rapporti tra gruppi: acculturazione, assimilazione, integrazione, ibridizzazione, sfere di interazione L’archeologia, nell’ambito di questi studi, si trova in una posizione unica rispetto alle altre discipline umanistiche, sia perché ha una prospettiva temporale più lunga, ma anche perché si trova ad affrontare la sfida di comprendere un’interazione intrin

At the centre of the mound of Arslantepe, a monumental public area dated to 3500 BC was found, composed by 2 temples, 2 food preparation area and five long rooms. Structures are monumental (Temple C is 400m2), with imposing heights, thick walls, white plaster with red and black painted decorations, niches, many replasterings of the floors, and abundant in situ material.
More than 300 whole mass produced bowls were found in Temple C and more than 200 in Temple D. Their enormous quantity suggests that meals with hundreds of people took place here.