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Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia

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Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia

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This paper aims to represent an assemblage of choppers and chopping tools collected from the Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey in Cyprus, together with their natural environment. Two new possible Early Paleolithic sites, Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia, which are very close, have been identified. In total, 13 pebble tools open the door to the possibility that the first human activity in Cyprus could be dated earlier than previously accepted and contribute to debates of hominin mobility in the Mediterranean islands from the mainland. In line with the data obtained as a result of our research, it refers to the idea that hominins may have visited the island much earlier than known, and it will be encouraging to other researchers who wish to research the Paleolithic Age in Cyprus.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Pebble Tools, Cyprus, Paleolithic Age, Chopper, Chopping Tool

Teşekkür

We would like to thank Eylem Özdoğan and Müge Şevketoğlu for their efforts and guidance in the realization of the survey. We pay tribute to the recently lost researcher, Carole McCartney, for her valuable comments and guidance on the material. In addition, we would like to express our appreciation to the local office staff, Mehmet Şöföroğlu, who contributed significantly to the accomplishment of the research. We also thank Ali Yılmaz for sharing the aerial photographs used in the article with us and allowing them to be published. Finally, we are grateful to Nadire Oyman, Necla Sütçüoğluları and Özkan İbrahimer who made redaction to this paper. The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article and its supplementary materials.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Yurtdaş, E., & Özerenler, M. (2021). Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, 29, 177-196. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009
AMA
1.Yurtdaş E, Özerenler M. Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia. TÜBA-AR. 2021;(29):177-196. doi:10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009
Chicago
Yurtdaş, Erge, ve Mehmet Özerenler. 2021. “Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, sy 29: 177-96. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009.
EndNote
Yurtdaş E, Özerenler M (01 Aralık 2021) Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi 29 177–196.
IEEE
[1]E. Yurtdaş ve M. Özerenler, “Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia”, TÜBA-AR, sy 29, ss. 177–196, Ara. 2021, doi: 10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009.
ISNAD
Yurtdaş, Erge - Özerenler, Mehmet. “Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi. 29 (01 Aralık 2021): 177-196. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009.
JAMA
1.Yurtdaş E, Özerenler M. Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia. TÜBA-AR. 2021;:177–196.
MLA
Yurtdaş, Erge, ve Mehmet Özerenler. “Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, sy 29, Aralık 2021, ss. 177-96, doi:10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009.
Vancouver
1.Erge Yurtdaş, Mehmet Özerenler. Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia. TÜBA-AR. 01 Aralık 2021;(29):177-96. doi:10.22520/tubaar2021.29.009