Abstract
Presented here are a pair of preserved footprints discovered in 2014 at the site of Barcın Höyük, a Neolithic site located in northwestern Turkey. The footprints date to approximately 6400 cal. BC. This article provides anthropological estimations for the individuals who left the footprints and discusses the possibility of symbolism using contextual information and ethnographic and archaeological parallels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163-174 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Jan 2018 |
Funding
The Barcın Höyük Excavations were directed by Fokke Gerritsen and Rana Özbal with permission from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, under the auspices of the Netherlands Institute in Turkey, with funding from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the National Geographic Society. The excavators would like to thank conservator Evren Kıvançer and Prof. Hadi Özbal for conserving the footprints and Piet Gerrits for his help with Figure 5.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Netherlands Institute in Turkey | |
| Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism | |
| National Geographic Society | |
| Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |