Daily Activities, Diet and Resource Use at Neolithic Catalhoyuk by Lisa-Marie Shillito

Nevertheless, limitations on our knowledge of their taphonomical history are serious drawbacks in our final interpretations. They are reported to have a good potential of information on agricultural and gathering practices.

Grain assemblages are relatively common in archaeological sites. Inferring taphonomical history of grain assemblages: an experimental approachįerran Antolín, Laboratori d'Arqueobotanica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (ES) A series of workshops were also held the afternoon of second day, allowing participants to develop discussions and learn more about the mechanical and recording aspects of flintknapping experiments, mircomorphology, plant related experiments and metallurgy.' A variety of papers were given over the two days, several of which focused on taphonomic processes. '2011 began with the 5th Experimental Archaeology Conference in the UK, held at the University of Reading on the 8-9 of January. Venue: Organised by the University of Reading (UK)

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Putting life into Late Neolithic houses.

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Institutional Members Groups & Associations.Institutional Members Higher Education Centres.This integrated analysis contributes to the understanding of midden formation processes and activities, as well as environment, agriculture, plant resource use, diet and fuel use. Additional analyses of mineral components using FT-IR and SEM-EDX has been carried out, along with biomolecular analysis of organic residues in coprolites by GC-MS, to further characterise material that is difficult to analyse by thin section alone. In this research thin section micromorphology is used, combined with phytolith analysis of individual layers, to examine both the composition and associations of finely stratified midden deposits in situ. Middens are a unique deposit in that they contain traces of activities that may not be found in cleaner contexts such as floors, and contain materials such as ash, animal dung, phytoliths and coprolites which can inform on plant resource use, diet and subsistence strategies at a high temporal resolution. Using this site as a case study, this research has wider significance for understanding the Neolithic of the region and for the study of middens in general. BOOK DESCRIPTIONThis research examines formation processes of middens and the associated activities at the site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey.

Daily Activities, Diet and Resource Use at Neolithic Catalhoyuk by Lisa-Marie Shillito