Area 177
Main Information
| Area ID | 177 |
| Site |
Cafer Höyük |
| Area type | settlement |
| Area NR | Cafer Höyük Late Phase (Levels 4-1) |
| Period | Anatolia: Pre-Pottery Neolithic B |
| Dating method | radiocarbon dating |
| Radiocarbon dated | yes |
| Earliest date: Lab Number | Ly-3091 |
| Earliest date: 14C age (BP) | |
| Earliest date: Calibration | no |
| Earliest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
| Earliest date: Date of calibration | None |
| Earliest date: Standard deviation | 150 |
| Earliest date: Delta 13C | None |
| Earliest date: Dated by | |
| Latest date: Lab Number | Ly-3089 |
| Latest date: 14C age (BP) | |
| Latest date: Calibration | no |
| Latest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
| Latest date: Date of calibration | None |
| Latest date: Standard deviation | 210 |
| Latest date: Delta 13C | None |
| Latest date: Dated by | |
| Period Reference |
Özdoğan, Mehmet; Başgelen, Nezih; Kuniholm, Peter, The Neolithic in Turkey. New Excavations & New Research. The Euphrates Basin, 2011, Istanbul |
| Comment | |
| Settlement type | tell |
| Settlement structure |
houses: free-standing |
| Settlement building type | |
| Settlement building shape |
rectangular |
| Settlement building technique |
mud brick |
| Settlement archaeological features |
hearth pit post hole wall |
| 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 | 1 |
| Grave type |
pit grave |
| Grave: type of human remains |
inhumation |
| Grave: estimated number of individuals | 1 |
| Grave: age groups |
infans II (7-12) |
| Grave: sexes |
male individuals |
| Grave: number of female sex | 0 |
| Grave: number of male sex | 1 |
| Grave: number of not specified sex | 0 |
| Grave: disturbance of graves |
none recorded |
| Description | The late phase is characterized by the general enlargement of the houses. Several types exist side by side: multi-cellular houses and large monocellular houses. |
| Comment |
Location of the Site
Bibliography
Finds in this Area
| Finds |
ID 450 lithics ID 451 small finds tool ID 452 small finds jewellery ID 453 small finds figurine ID 1805 small finds other |
Interpretations related to this Area
| Interpretation |
ID 94
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