Sediment descriptions and geochemical analyses of radiocarbon-dated deposits from the vicinity of Gobekli Tepe-A dataset.

ABSTRACT: This dataset comprises the detailed descriptions and laboratory measurements of sediment profiles from the semi-arid environs of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey-one of the oldest monumental structures of humankind dating to c. 11.5-10 ka BP. Focus of the descriptions are the architectural elements of the deposits allowing to conduct facies interpretations and the reconstruction of different depositional environments. This is supported by bulk geochemical sediment analyses (pH, electrical conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, and loss on ignition) and the determination of total and inorganic carbon contents and chemical element concentrations. The Late Holocene chronology is based on radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces and bulk samples containing organi

SUBMITTER: Nykamp M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7525142 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature