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A first look at equid “idols” from Tepecik-Ciftlik, southern Cappadocia, Turkey

2019; University of Granada; Issue: 29 Linguagem: Inglês

2659-9295

Douglas V. Campana, Pam Crabtree,

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

espanolDesde el ano 2000, el profesor Erhan Bicakci de la Universidad de Estambul, ha dirigido diversas campanas de excavacion en el yacimiento arqueologico de Tepecik-Ciftlik, en la region Nigde, al sur de la Capadocia. Alli se han podido documentar niveles pertenecientes al Neolitico Pre-ceramico, Neolitico Ceramico y Calcolitico Antiguo. Las excavaciones han sacado a la luz un rico conjunto de objetos de hueso datados en el Neolitico y Calcolitico. Una de las caracteristicas mas destacadas de este conjunto es la presencia de aproximadamente 250 “idolos” de hueso. Estos objetos fueron realizados sobre la primera falange de equidos, aplanando la superficie dorsal y plantar/volar de esta. Algunos de ellos incluso muestran una decoracion mucho mas elaborada. Las medidas tomadas en estos huesos indican que las falanges proximales de caballo salvaje (Equus ferus) e hydruntino (Equus hemionus hydruntinus) fueron empleadas para manufacturar estos objetos de hueso. Este articulo ilustrara como estos elementos oseos fueron realizados y como se distribuyen cronologicamente en el sitio. EnglishExcavation at the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Pottery Neolithic, and Early Chalcolithic site of Tepecik-Ciftlik in the Nigde region of Southern Cappadocia, Turkey have been conducted since 2000 under the direction of Professor Erhan Bicakci of Istanbul University. The excavations have yielded a rich assemblage of worked bone objects dating to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods. One of the striking features of the assemblage is the presence of approximately 250 bone “idols”. These objects were made by flattening the dorsal and plantar/volar surfaces of equid first phalanges. Some also show more elaborate decoration. Measurements taken on these bones indicate that wild horse (Equus ferus) and hydruntine (Equus hemionus hydruntinus) proximal phalanges were used to produce these bone objects. This paper will illustrate how these how these bone objects were manufactured and how they were distributed chronologically within the site.