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GEOARCHAEOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 140-156Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21401
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- Wenner-Gren Foundation
- American Research Institute in Turkey
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This article provides a methodology for extracting social information through an analysis of mudbrick compositions, using a case study from Catalhoyuk, Turkey. Particle size analysis, loss on ignition, and magnetic susceptibility were used to examine variability in mudbrick recipe. The analysis revealed that neither magnetic susceptibility nor calcium carbonate were significantly altered through tempering. The results suggest that the greatest degree of compositional variability was a result of the manufacture process and not raw materials used in production. Mudbricks are products of deliberate human actions, similar to any other artifact assemblage, but have been long overlooked. Examining the technology involved with mudbrick manufacture highlights aspects of Neolithic social life through shared resources, production choices, and organization of labor. The analysis of mudbrick compositions considers how raw materials were used within and between groups of houses, represented in 1000 years of uninterrupted occupation at Catalhoyuk. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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