Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Arabian Journal of Geosciences, cilt.14, sa.7, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
This paper presents direct and indirect evidence of the sedimentological processes at the Neolithic cultural deposition of Sumaki Höyük in Upper Mesopotamia. The main scope of this study should be considered not only as a means to reveal the physical structure of external factors experienced in the past but also as part of the process of understanding the extent and variability of human-environmental interaction in the context of time-space. Here, various natural and cultural effects on the stratigraphy of Sumaki Höyük Neolithic settlement and its close environs are discussed in relation to its seven phases. XRD and SEM/EDX analysis shows that during the uninhabited periods of the settlement, deposits of different mineralogical composition were transported there by external factors. EDX data revealed the enrichment of Si to be 21.58%, Ca 14.93%, Fe 8.53%, and C 8.73% in the elemental composition of all phases of Sumaki Höyük. However, in the phase N3 fill, the carbon element proportion (C 11.14%) is higher compared to the fill of other phases, while the silicon proportion (Si 18.16%) is lower. In phase N4, iron (Fe 12.11%) is higher compared to the others. In the phase N5 fill, the calcium proportion is noticeably higher. From XRD data, the brucite and sphalerite are related to an aqueous environment. The presence of kyanite and chalcopyrite, sourced in volcanic formations, indicates that these minerals were probably transported by slope flows from the Kıradağı basalts.