Area 1145
Main Information
| Area ID | 1145 |
| Site |
Ulucak Höyük |
| Area type | settlement |
| Area NR | |
| Period | Anatolia: Early Neolithic |
| Dating method | material culture radiocarbon dating |
| Radiocarbon dated | yes |
| Earliest date: Lab Number | Beta-269727 |
| Earliest date: 14C age (BP) | |
| Earliest date: Calibration | yes |
| Earliest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
| Earliest date: Date of calibration | None |
| Earliest date: Standard deviation | None |
| Earliest date: Delta 13C | None |
| Earliest date: Dated by | charcoal |
| Latest date: Lab Number | Beta-269728 |
| Latest date: 14C age (BP) | |
| Latest date: Calibration | yes |
| Latest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
| Latest date: Date of calibration | None |
| Latest date: Standard deviation | None |
| Latest date: Delta 13C | None |
| Latest date: Dated by | charcoal |
| Period Reference |
Çilingiroğlu, Altan; Çevik, Özlem; Çilingiroğlu, Çiler, Ulucak Höyüğü, 2012, Izmir |
| Comment | The cultural layers belonging to the earliest inhabitants are described as Level VI. This level is dated in absolute terms with seven AMS determinations obtained from animal bones and charcoal to the first half of the 7th millenium BC with one sigma calibrated results ranging from 7040 to 6460 cal. BC. |
| Settlement type | tell |
| Settlement structure | |
| Settlement building type | |
| Settlement building shape |
rectangular |
| Settlement building technique |
plaster wall |
| Settlement archaeological features |
hearth oven paved area plastered floor post hole |
| Cave/rockshelters type | None |
| Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of graves/human remains | |
| Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of occupation | |
| Quarry exploitation type | None |
| Quarry raw material | |
| Cemetery/graves topography | |
| Cemetery/graves mortuary features | |
| Grave: number of graves | |
| Grave type | |
| Grave: type of human remains | |
| Grave: estimated number of individuals | |
| Grave: age groups | |
| Grave: sexes | |
| Grave: number of female sex | None |
| Grave: number of male sex | None |
| Grave: number of not specified sex | None |
| Grave: disturbance of graves | |
| Description | Ulucak VI is composed of red painted plaster floors belonging to two distinct buildings and open areas with various fire installations. The red plaster floors belong to Buildings 42 and 43. The lime plaster is painted in bright red burshes and is polished. Building 42 contains also many fragmentary plaster pieces which seem to have fallen down from the walls. Both buildings contain a stone paved hearth area in the corner of the building. The hearth in Building 42 is oval with daub surrounding the stones. The hearth in Building 43 is rectangular with mud construction surrounding it. Both buildings have central postholes. Outside of these buildings were open air activity areas where ovens and circular hearths were located. |
| Comment | Level VI is distinguished from the subsequent occupations by the lack of pottery. No clay objects and pottery are found in those deposits, neither inside the buildings nor outside. The absence of pottery indicats that the inhabitants of Ulucak VI produced containers from organic materials. |
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