POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR AIS GIORKIS, CYPRUS
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2003
Summary
Ais Giorkis, Cyprus, an Aceramic Neolithic site, represents either an early “Cypro-PPNB” or Late Khirokitia culture occupation. Radiocarbon ages on bone cluster around 6800–7000 ca. BC. This important Neolithic site is located in the uplands. Although it does not appear to be a typical village, Ais Giorkis contains only limited cattle remains, which is unusual for Neolithic occupations. Three ground stone implements, which were relatively rare in the artifact assemblage, one stone bowl, and one stone vessel with a ring base were washed to recover pollen and phytoliths to interpret plants that might have been processed. Two soil samples, representing the modern surface and a subsurface, were also examined to compare with the wash samples. Subsequent excavations yielded a mano, ground slab, a ground stone picrolite bowl fragment, and a fragment from a large ground stone vessel, all of which were examined for pollen, phytolith, and starch evidence of use. Additional artifacts including one stone vessel, a grinding bowl, one mortar, a quern, and one stone axe were washed to recover phytolith, pollen, and starches. One sediment sample (SFN 60) recovered from the interior of an overturned bowl was submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch, and macrofloral analyses.
Cite this Record
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR AIS GIORKIS, CYPRUS. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2003-035/2006-077/2014-007/2017-013. 2003 ( tDAR id: 379009) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8W37VRJ
Keywords
Culture
Cypro-PPNB
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Late Khirokitia
Material
Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Pollen
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Sediment
Site Name
Ais Giorkis
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Ais Yiokis
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
03-035
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06-077
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14-007
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17-013
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Cyprus
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Macrofloral Analysis
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Phytolith Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
CYPRUS
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Republic of Cyprus (Country)
Temporal Keywords
Neolithic
Spatial Coverage
min long: 31.476; min lat: 34.216 ; max long: 35.101; max lat: 35.853 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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