Göbekli Tepe: Agriculture and Domestication

Peters, Joris; Schmidt, Klaus; Dietrich, Laura; Dietrich, Oliver; Pöllath, Nadja; Kinzel, Moritz; Lee, Clare

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30018-0_2226

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“…Culturally speaking, the PPN in Upper Mesopotamia witnessed the transition from hunter‐gatherer to farming communities. Further, cultural key developments, such as sedentism, the process of cultivation and domestication of wild cereals and pulses, and early management and domestication of wild ungulates are locally documented (Peters et al ., 1999, 2019; Neef, 2003; Tanno and Willcox, 2006; Clare et al ., 2019; Dietrich et al ., 2019). In the millennia following the PPN, significant socioeconomic developments occurred – e.g., the introduction of the plough, organized agriculture, and the seeder plough (Potts, 1997; Greenfield, 2010; Steadman and McMahon, 2011; Jursa, 2013; Widell et al ., 2013) – and the study area continued to hold an important position in the cultural processes of transformation and adaption characterizing ancient Upper Mesopotamia.…”

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Sediment cascades and the entangled relationship between human impact and natural dynamics at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, Anatolia

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Braun

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This study presents a meta‐analysis of radiocarbon ages for the environs of Göbekli Tepe – one of the oldest monumental structures worldwide – using cumulative probability functions to diachronically assess phases of geomorphodynamic activity as controlled by natural or anthropogenic drivers. We employ sediment cascades as a heuristic framework to study the complex responses of the geomorphological system to various triggers at local to supra‐regional scales. Possible triggers include climatic variability as documented by supra‐regional hydroclimatic proxy data, regional demographic trends, and local to regional socioeconomic developments such as the emergence of sedentism or the introduction and dispersal of livestock herding. Our results show that phases of intensified geomorphodynamic activity occurred between ca. 7.4–7.0 and 5.8–3.3 ka BP. These phases roughly coincide with phases of population growth in southern Turkey and climatic variations in Turkey and the Levant. The phase between ca. 5.8–3.3 ka BP also corresponds to the time when organized agriculture and the seeder plough were introduced. Also, the identified phases are in agreement with the general trend of varying geomorphodynamic activity in the Eastern Mediterranean as driven by human impact and climatic change. However, neither the Younger Dryas–Holocene transition nor the development of herding during the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic left a clear signature. We demonstrate how the different depositional environments in the studied landscape compartments vary with respect to their spatiotemporal coverage and discuss challenges when trying to understand processes that once shaped landscapes of past societies. © 2020 The Authors. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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Sediment cascades and the entangled relationship between human impact and natural dynamics at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, Anatolia

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“…During the Neolithic Period, the Upper Euphrates basin was a suitable geography for the wild pigs, sheep (both will be discussed further below) and aurochs to live together (Peters et al, 2020: 4615). Moreover, archaeozoological remains demonstrate that these three animals had a significant place in forming the meat supply (Peters and Schmidt, 2004;Peters et al, 2020). In the wall depiction in Sayburç, we see a human and an aurochs, quite possibly during a confrontation, based on the phallus depiction of the human.…”

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“…It has been an almost a quarter century since the Göbekli Tepe Neolithic site was first excavated in 1995. The first director of excavation, Schmidt, reveals the most characteristic feature of the site as such (2010: 240; see also Peters et al, 2020): "The main features are T-shaped monolithic pillars, each weighing several tons. They were erected to form large circular enclosures, at the centre of which a pair of these pillars towers over all."…”

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“…a) It seems that the people of this culture were not hunter-gatherer mobile groups (Notroff et al, 2014;Peters et al, 2020;Schmidt, 2010) living in different parts of the Fertile Crescent, but permanent inhabitants of these neolithic sites (Clare, 2020;Jeunesse, 2020;Karul, 2021Karul, , 2022aÖzdoğan and Uludağ, 2022).…”

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Yeni Veriler Işığında Göbekli Tepe Neolitik Kültür Bölgesi'ndeki Hayvan Sembolizmine Alternatif Bir Bakış (Göbekli Tepe, Sayburç)

AYAZ

2023

Iğdır Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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One of the most surprising and distinguishing characteristics of the symbolism in the Göbekli Tepe Neolithic Culture is the widespread use of animals. The interpretations of this symbolism up to this date were more often on the wildness of these animals and the roles that they have played in the spiritual world of the humans of the period. The perspective in question led to the conclusion that at this period the physical interaction between humans and animals was limited. This study is based on the new archaeofaunal data and approaches regarding Southwest Asia and the hunting ground economy of “the Göbekli Tepe Neolithic Cultural Region” that is generally neglected in the archaeological studies, and will offer an alternative perspective on the animal symbolism of the region. This study argues that this cultural area might have hosted rituals that could be related with the deadly animal-human and animal-animal contests based especially on the animal symbolism of this region. Furthermore, this study suggests at least some of the contests might have been held in the entrapment areas of this region. In addition, despite the claim in the literature that that the animal symbolism of the region caused the control and domestication of animals, the claim here is that a more reasonable argument would the presence of a more interactive process: the perspective in this study suggests an already existing intense human-animal interaction, and that the prevalent emotion in the Göbekli Tepe symbolism was not the fear of the wild.

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“…From its first discovery to the present time, archaeologists are enlightening civilised human history with developments and research in this area. It is believed by the researches that, many artefacts are waiting to be unearthed and discovered in this region (Peters et al, 2014). A roofing project with a canopy structure has been planned to protect the findings from the ultraviolet effects of the sun and to provide a platform for visitors on the archaeological site.…”

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İki̇ Farkli Ahşap Türünün Durabi̇li̇te Ve Emprenye Edi̇lebi̇li̇rli̇k Açisindan Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

Gunes¹

2020

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The selection of an appropriate wood type as a structural material mainly depends on the environmental conditions of a region, such as humidity and temperature. Besides, the availability of the material with a reasonable cost is another concern in the selection. In this study, replaceability of "bangkirai" type of wood with "iroko" type of wood is investigated in terms of durability and treatability. The need for this study is aroused from the lack of "bangkirai" wood to satisfy the necessary conditions aforementioned above in the construction of visitor's platform of Göbeklitepe Roof Canopy Structure. Göbeklitepe, which is known as the world's first temple, is located in 18 km distance to the city of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. A visitor's platform is planned to be built on this area in order to present the findings, the archaeological remains and the architecture to the society. The plank flooring material used on various parts of the visitor's platform of this roof canopy structure is specified as "bangkirai" type of wood in the technical specification of the project. This study aims to reveal if it is convenient and suitable to use "iroko" type of wood instead of "bangkirai" type of wood on the related parts of platform.

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Göbekli Tepe: Agriculture and Domestication

Cited by 6 publications

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Sediment cascades and the entangled relationship between human impact and natural dynamics at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, Anatolia

Sediment cascades and the entangled relationship between human impact and natural dynamics at the pre‐pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, Anatolia

Yeni Veriler Işığında Göbekli Tepe Neolitik Kültür Bölgesi'ndeki Hayvan Sembolizmine Alternatif Bir Bakış (Göbekli Tepe, Sayburç)

İki̇ Farkli Ahşap Türünün Durabi̇li̇te Ve Emprenye Edi̇lebi̇li̇rli̇k Açisindan Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

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