Finds 889
Main Information
| Finds ID | 889 |
| Site |
Cayönü |
| Area |
ID 363 undefined |
| Research event | excavation: research The Cayönü Excavations 1964 - 1991 |
| Finds type | small finds |
| Small finds category | other |
| Small finds type | |
| Botany species | |
| Animal remains species | |
| Animal remains completeness | None |
| Animal remains part | |
| Lithics technology | |
| Lithics industry | |
| Lithics cores and preparation | |
| Lithics retouched tools | |
| Lithics unretouched tools | |
| Lithics raw material | |
| Obsidian | None |
| Obsidian amount | None |
| Pottery form | |
| Pottery detail | |
| Pottery decoration | |
| Pottery type | None |
| Amount | |
| Material |
shell stone |
| Confidence | 5 |
| Comment | One of the major ornamental items was inlay of various materials in different shapes. Black, blackish green, red, and - rarely - white stones, malachite, and sometimes even freshwater bivalves were fashioned into rectangular, round, or irregularly shaped inlays. Although inlay pieces were most probably used on wooden tiems, there are also "socketed inlays" of stone, and two Mediterranean-origin shells with traces of inserted malachite. Stone inlays display a polished finish on the upper surfaces whereas their reverse surfaces are lef rough. On the rough surface sometimes there are treaces of a black residue, which is thought to be from an adhesive material. Although rectangular stone inlays were produced over a long period, round ones and socketed inlays fell out of use after the Cobble Paved Building Subphase. Like malachite beads, malachite inlays are typical items of the Channelled and Cobble Paved Building Subphases. |
Bibliography
| Reference |
Özdogan, A., Cayönü, None, None |