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Early Bronze Age Plant Remains from İmamoğlu Höyük, Se Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2013

E. Oybak
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Hacettepe University, 06532, Ankara, Turkey.
Ş. Demirci
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey.

Extract

İmamoğlu Höyük was situated in the Euphrates basin, ca. 15 km. northeast of Malatya in south east Turkey (Fig. 1). On account of the construction of a dam at Karakaya on the Euphrates, salvage excavations were carried out at the site from 1980 to 1987 under the direction of Edibe Uzunoğlu of İstanbul Archaeology Museums. In the 1986 excavation season, some Early Bronze Age remains (dated between 2300–2000 B.C.) were recovered. These remains included carbonised plant material, consisting principally of barley and pea. The five samples of plant remains were collected from the floors of buildings in squares 7H and 7I.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 1997

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