SPELEOTHEMS OF ÇATALHÖYÜK, TURKEY

Authors

  • Burçin Erdoğu Trakya University, Department of Archaeology, EDIRNE, TURKEY
  • I. Tonguç Uysal The Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA
  • Onur Özbek Çanakkale (18th March) University, Department of Archaeology, TURKEY
  • Ülkü Ulusoy Hacettepe University, Department of Physics Engineering, ANKARA, TURKEY

Keywords:

Çatalhöyük, Cave, Speleothem, ICP-MS, U-Th

Abstract

Speleothem samples such as flowstone, stalagmite and stalactites are one of the important finds at Çatalhöyük, which they have been carried hundreds of kilometers from its source. The “Çatalhöyük Speleothem Project” have been initiated with the aim of investigating Çatalhöyük’s speleothems and identifying their provenance. In order to achieve this, speleothem samples at Çatalhöyük have been recognized and documented, and caves around Çatalhöyük have been investigated. Later, both selected Çatalhöyük speleothem and cave samples of flowstone, stalagmite and stalactites have been analysed by ICP-MS to recognize similar trace elements. In addition, the ages of samples have been obtained by U-Th method to find similarities between the Çatalhöyük samples and speleothem deposits from surrounding caves. The comparative results have been used to identify the sources of Çatalhöyük’s speleothems.

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Published

2023-07-27

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Articles