Finds 36
Main Information
| Finds ID | 36 |
| Site |
Sumaki Höyük |
| Area |
ID 19 settlement |
| Research event | excavation: rescue The Sumaki Höyük Excavation 2007 |
| Finds type | lithics |
| Small finds category | None |
| Small finds type | |
| Botany species | |
| Animal remains species | |
| Animal remains completeness | None |
| Animal remains part | |
| Lithics technology |
Direct percussion |
| Lithics industry |
Blade industry Flake industry |
| Lithics cores and preparation |
Bullet core |
| Lithics retouched tools |
Projectile point |
| Lithics unretouched tools | |
| Lithics raw material |
Flint Obsidian |
| Obsidian | Yes |
| Obsidian amount | 85 |
| Pottery form | |
| Pottery detail | |
| Pottery decoration | |
| Pottery type | None |
| Amount | |
| Material |
flint obsidian |
| Confidence | 5 |
| Comment | The dominant raw material of the chipped stone industry is obsidian in all the phase. From the preliminary sorting, the small number of pieces with cortex and the shortage ofirregular tlaking show that obsidian could have been brought partly as raw material and/or partly as a core or in an incipient stage of production. Artifacts are rare in the 1st Phase and increase in the 2nd and 3rd Phases. There are a few "Cayönü tools", becoming more abundant in the lower Ievels. The small number of arrowheads indicates that hunting was not popular, orthat other methods were used. Flint as a raw material is from local sources and is less frequent than obsidian. Direct percussion techniques have been used in flint knapping. Smooth blades are very few, and only one broken bullet core has been uncovered. There is a silica sheen on some of the flint blades. A few fine brown and grey flints were brought from abroad. According to preliminary sorting the ratio of flint to obsidian is approximately 15% to 85%. Technologically, although there is an apparent difference between the phases, it is not yet possible to reach definite conclusions or make comments, as research is still continuing. |
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