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APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS

Sayı: 12 15 Aralık 2009
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APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS

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Tell El-Ghassil in Lebanon’s Beka’a Valley is typical of mounds, in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq. While stratigraphy and human artefacts are used in archaeological investigations of such sites, soil analysis is a less frequently used. This study involved sampling to a depth of about 6 to 7 meters on exposed surfaces of a vertical transect, as well as away from the mound. The data show that parameters such as organic matter, total and available phosphorus, and the proportion of iron oxides are potentially useful indicators of soil weathering and the intensity of human occupation of the site, as well as periods of abandonment, and thus in charting the human evolution of the mound. The diffuse archaeological layers, i.e., the stratigraphy of the mound, which is difficult to distinguish, may also be elucidated with soil analysis

Anahtar Kelimeler

Lebanon, Middle East, Chalcolithic, Late Bronze Age, soil analysis, phosphorus, organic matter, weathering, human activity, stratigraphy

Kaynakça

  1. Ahmad, M., J. Ryan and R.J. Paeth 1977 “Soil development as a function of time in the Punjab river plains of Pakistan”, Soil Science Society of America Proceeding 41: 1162-1166.

Kaynak Göster

APA
Ryan, J., Kapur, S. A., & Akça, E. (2009). APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, 12, 65-76. https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY
AMA
1.Ryan J, Kapur SA, Akça E. APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS. TÜBA-AR. 2009;(12):65-76. https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY
Chicago
Ryan, John, Selim Aziz Kapur, ve Erhan Akça. 2009. “APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, sy 12: 65-76. https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY.
EndNote
Ryan J, Kapur SA, Akça E (01 Aralık 2009) APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi 12 65–76.
IEEE
[1]J. Ryan, S. A. Kapur, ve E. Akça, “APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS”, TÜBA-AR, sy 12, ss. 65–76, Ara. 2009, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY
ISNAD
Ryan, John - Kapur, Selim Aziz - Akça, Erhan. “APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi. 12 (01 Aralık 2009): 65-76. https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY.
JAMA
1.Ryan J, Kapur SA, Akça E. APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS. TÜBA-AR. 2009;:65–76.
MLA
Ryan, John, vd. “APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, sy 12, Aralık 2009, ss. 65-76, https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY.
Vancouver
1.John Ryan, Selim Aziz Kapur, Erhan Akça. APPLICATION OF SOIL ANALYSES AS MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE A MIDDLE EASTERN CHALCOLITHIC - LATE BRONZE AGE MOUNDS. TÜBA-AR [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2009;(12):65-76. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA62JG63KY