Finds 449

Main Information

Finds ID	449
Site	Cayönü
Area	ID 173 settlement
Research event	excavation: research The Cayönü Excavations 1964 - 1991
Finds type	lithics
Small finds category	None
Small finds type
Botany species
Animal remains species
Animal remains completeness	None
Animal remains part
Lithics technology
Lithics industry	Blade industry
Lithics cores and preparation
Lithics retouched tools	Burin Drill End-scraper on blade Notch Projectile point Retouched blade Truncation
Lithics unretouched tools
Lithics raw material	Flint Obsidian
Obsidian	Yes
Obsidian amount	11
Pottery form
Pottery detail
Pottery decoration
Pottery type	None
Amount
Material	flint obsidian
Confidence	5
Comment	The tool kit consists of end-scrapers, perforators, burins, and points with truncations and notches. Retouch is not frequent at the beginning but increases to 50% by the end of the stage. Flint points on short blades, El Khiam points, and hollow-based points are also present. Thin flat blades are typical for this stage. Obsidian is rare and the ratio of it among the slightly retouched pieces is not more than 11%. The artifacts hav been made from small cores. According to Binder "No artifact could be attributed to pressure processes corresponding to the Round houses and Grill buildings, even within the Late Grill subphase."

Bibliography

Reference	Caneva, I., Chipped Stones at Aceramic Cayönü. Technology, Activities, Traditions, Innovations., None, None Binder, D., Technologie Lithique et Comportement Social Dans le PPN de Çayönü Tepesi (Turquie), 2008, Özdogan, A., Cayönü, None, None Caneva, I., A Combined Analysis of Lithic Assemblages from Cayönü., None, None

Interpretations related to these Finds

Interpretation	ID 30