Ethno-geochemical and Phytolith Studies of Activity Related Patterns: A Case Study from Al Ma'tan, Jordan
Ethno-geochemical and Phytolith Studies of Activity Related Patterns: A Case Study from Al Ma'tan, Jordan
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10.1080/14614103.2017.1362787
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
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1.5
通讯作者：
Grattan, John
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作者：
Jenkins, Emma Louise;Allcock, Samantha Lee;Grattan, John
了解西南亚的新石器时代遗址往往很困难，因为缺乏有机遗迹的保存，以及各种改变原始记录的挖掘过程的影响。在这里，我们使用人种学的方法来测试使用植物植硅体和地球化学来帮助我们解释西南亚新石器时代遗址的潜力。我们对约旦一个最近废弃的石头和泥土建造的村庄的研究表明，对于某些活动类型，植硅石和地球化学可以帮助区分不同的建筑方法和功能，特别是对于焚烧区域、动物使用区和添加了特定建筑材料的地方。对于由相同来源材料构建的特征，区别更成问题。在区分活动区和建筑材料方面，地球化学和植硅体替代物是单独有效的，但当对这两种证据组合进行统计分析时，信号就会减弱。因此，建议对植物植硅体和地球化学分析的数据进行单独的统计检验，并结合使用这两组结果来解释考古遗址及其用途。
Understanding Neolithic sites in southwest Asia is often difficult because of the lack of preservation of organic remains and the effects of various taphonomic processes that alter the original record. Here, we use an ethnographic approach to test the potential of using plant phytoliths and geochemistry to aid our interpretation of southwest Asian Neolithic sites. Our study of a recently abandoned stone and mud constructed village in Jordan, shows that for certain activity types, phytoliths and geochemistry can help distinguish different construction methods and functions, particularly for burnt areas, animal use areas and where there has been the addition of a specific construction material. For features constructed from the same source materials distinctions are more problematic. Geochemical and phytolith proxies were individually effective in distinguishing activity areas and construction materials, but signals were diminished when the statistical analysis was run on both forms of evidence combined. It is therefore recommended that the data from plant phytolith and geochemical analyses are subject to separate statistical tests and that the two sets of results are used in combination to interpret archaeological sites and their uses.