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Eşek Deresi Cave: a new Late Epipalaeolithic site in the Central Taurus, Cilicia, Türkiye

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Eşek Deresi Cave provides a new Late Epipalaeolithic sequence in the Central Taurus Mountains, radiocarbon dated to c . 13 200–10 700 years cal BC. Here, the authors present preliminary analyses of finds excavated between 2021 and 2024, which indicate links to contemporaneous sites in Central Anatolia and the Levant.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2025.10170

Authors: Avi Gopher, Çiler Altınbilek Algül, Orkun Kayci, Semra Balcı

Institutions: Tel Aviv University, Istanbul University, Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi

Language: English

Topic: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

OpenAlex ID: W4414216990