Geoarchaeological Evidence of the Late Chalcolithic Circular Structure at Ovçular Tepesi in Nakhchivan

Year 2021, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 482 - 487, 15.12.2021

Savaş Sarıaltun

https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.876417

Abstract

This article provides indirect evidence of the function of circular structures by focusing on the sedimentological process of the circular structures by the groups in the Late Chalcolithic period that occupied Ovçular Tepesi in Nakhchivan. Microstratigraphic has gained increasing importance in archaeological research and many studies. It has become an indispensable pillar of research methods, going beyond its role as an auxiliary method. The main scope of this study is considered not only as a way to reveal the physical structure of external factors experienced in the past but also as part of the process of understanding the extent and variability of human-environment interaction in the context of time-space. In addition to the microstratigraphic field studies conducted to determine the sedimentological deposition process of the circular structures in Ovçular Hill and to reveal the differentiation range in sedimentation, texture and SEM images and EDX analyzes were also supported in this study. Besides, determinations regarding the construction applications of circular structures such as masonry technique, plaster and soil floors were also shared.

Keywords

Nakhchivan, Late Chalcolithic, Ovçular Tepesi, Circular Structure, SEM, EDX

Thanks

This study was carried out under the Franco-Azerbaijan Joint Project by co-directors Catherine Marro and Veli Bakhshaliyev. Thanks again to Graham Lee for his help in correcting the English text of the article.

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