A microbotanical and microwear perspective to plant processing activities and foodways at Neolithic Çatalhöyük

Çatalhöyük is a renowned archaeological site in central Anatolia, best known for its Neolithic occupation dated from 7100 to 6000 cal BC. The site received worldwide attention early on for its large size, well-preserved mudbrick architecture, and elaborate wall paintings. Excavations at the site ove...

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Vydané v:	PloS one Ročník 16; číslo 6; s. e0252312
Hlavní autori:	Santiago-Marrero, Carlos G., Tsoraki, Christina, Lancelotti, Carla, Madella, Marco
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	United States Public Library of Science 10.06.2021 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Predmet:	Agricultural processing Agriculture - history Analysis Archaeological sites Archaeology Biology and Life Sciences Crops, Agricultural - history Decay Earth Sciences Farm buildings Food habits Food plants Food processing Functional analysis Funding Grasses Grinding Grinding tools Historic buildings & sites Historic sites History, Ancient Humanities Humans Medicine and Health Sciences Neolithic Physical Sciences Plants Research and Analysis Methods Seeds Social Sciences Starch Stone Age Turkey Underground storage Turkey United Kingdom Southwest Asia Anatolia Catalhoyuk Spain
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Shrnutí:	Çatalhöyük is a renowned archaeological site in central Anatolia, best known for its Neolithic occupation dated from 7100 to 6000 cal BC. The site received worldwide attention early on for its large size, well-preserved mudbrick architecture, and elaborate wall paintings. Excavations at the site over almost three decades have unearthed rich archaeobotanical remains and a diverse ground stone assemblage produced by what once was a vibrant farming community. The study presented here adds to our understanding of crops and plant processing at Çatalhöyük by integrating phytoliths and starch analyses on grinding implements found at three domestic contexts attributed to the Middle (6700–6500 cal BC) and Late (6500–6300 cal BC) period of occupation. Our results reveal a rich microbotanical assemblage that testifies the use of a wide range of geophytes and wild seasonal resources previously unknown at the site. Moreover, by comparing results from the microbotanical proxies and microscopic wear patterns on artefacts, we are also able to discern various plant processing practices the analysed artefacts were employed for. In sum, this work further expands our understanding of plants and crop processing activities performed by the inhabitants of Neolithic Çatalhöyük.
Bibliografia:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0252312