The Late Neolithic chipped stone industry from the new excavations at Domuztepe: preliminary observations

Demir, NİLAY

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105549

The Late Neolithic chipped stone industry from the new excavations at Domuztepe: preliminary observations

Demir N.

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS, cilt.69, 2026 (AHCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 69
Basım Tarihi: 2026
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105549
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Index Islamicus
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study evaluates the initial findings concerning the chipped stone industry unearthed during the post-2021 excavations at Domuztepe Hoy & uuml;k, located in the T & uuml;rkiye's Eastern Mediterranean region. The chipped stone artifacts recovered from various architectural units have been analyzed through a cha & icirc;ne operatoire approach. The research specifically addresses first assessment of raw material preferences, production strategies, tool types, and initial spatial observations. These assessments provide an opportunity to reconsider the traditions of chipped stone production and use at Domuztepe during the Neolithic period and contribute to the existing knowledge on this subject. This study constitutes a preliminary assessment intended to establish a basis for future research aiming to define Domuztepe's position within the T & uuml;rkiye's Eastern Mediterranean through its chipped stone assemblage and to enable interregional comparisons. For this reason, the scope of the present study has been limited to the chipped stone assemblage from Domuztepe.