Karain Cave, which has a key role in setting the Anatolian Prehistoric Chronology, is a highly important settlement that presents the findings of both the Pleistocene and Holocene periods through excavations in Chambers E and B. Chamber B, with its Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphy, has a repertory of rich finds repertory related to the bone industry. One of the bone tool types within this industry, it was realized, has not evinced common views on its definition and function. As a result its techno-typological analyses have been the subject matter of this study. Additionally, varying views on the tool’s definition and function have been gathered and compared with findings obtained from other settlements. An evaluation was then made related to various denominations and functions included in this study. As experimental archaeology studies have gained in importance, data about a group of uses of the bone tools, which also includes the bone tool upon which this study focuses, could be reached through producing similar ones. As a result of these studies, the tool at issue can be definitively defined as a ‘Bark Extractor’in terms of functional features. The use of the bark extractor was widespread in many settlements including Karain Cave by the Neolithic period. It is an inevitable necessity to reach a consensus on the denomination and functional features of this tool. How often this bone tool was produced and used in Anatolia can be revealed only in this case. This study offers a category for the tool that is based on the findings from Karain Cave. In so doing, it is expected that using a category that signals its function could put an end to the confusion in the literature, and a better evaluation of the tool can be made.
Karain Mağarası; Batı Toros Dağ silsilesi üzerinde, Katran Dağı eteklerinde yer alan ve 7 gözden oluşan bir mağara yerleşimidir. 1946 yılında Prof. Dr. İ. K. Kökten tarafından mağaranın keşfedilmesiyle kazılara başlanmış ve I. Dönem kazıları Prof. Dr. İ. K. Kökten başkanlığında 1974 yılına kadar sürdürülmüştür1. II. Dönem kazıları 1985-2015 yılları arasında Prof. Dr. I. Yalçınkaya başkanlığında gerçekleştirilmiştir2. 2015 yılı itibari ile de Prof. Dr. H. Taşkıran başkanlığında kazı çalışmalarına devam edilmektedir. Karain Mağarası’nda yapılan arkeolojik kazı çalışmaları E ve B olmak üzere 2 farklı gözde yürütülmektedir. E Gözü tamamen Pleistosen dolgulara sahip iken B Gözü gerek Pleistosen gerekse Holosen Dönem dolgularını barındırmaktadır3. Makalemize konu edilen kemik alet örneklerinin tamamı B Gözü’nün Holosen Dönem tabakalarına aittir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Issue: 19 |
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