Damjili Cave : Investigating the Late Pleistocene to Holocene Human History in the Southern Caucasus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nishiaki, Yoshihiro.

Contributor:

Zeynalov, Azad.

Mammadov, Yagub.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Neolithic period.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Oxbow Books, Limited, 2025.

Summary:

This book explores the archaeological and historical research conducted at Damjili Cave in the Southern Caucasus, focusing on the Late Pleistocene to Holocene periods. Edited by Yoshihiro Nishiaki, Azad Zeynalov, and Yagub Mammadov, it presents findings from renewed excavations between 2016 and 2022. The work highlights the significance of the cave in understanding the transition of human societies, including the establishment of early farming communities and the development of Neolithic economies. The book combines stratigraphic evidence from Damjili Cave, Göytepe, and Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe to provide insights into the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Paleolithic periods. It includes discussions on lithic artifacts, pottery, faunal remains, and radiocarbon dating. Aimed at archaeologists, historians, and students, the volume contributes to the broader understanding of prehistoric human activity in the South Caucasus. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Preface

CONTENTS

List of Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Part I: Fieldwork at Damjili Cave in 2016-2022

Chapter 2 - Site reconnaissance survey in Avey Mountain and its vicinity

Chapter 3 - Geomorphological settings around Damjili Cave

Chapter 4 - Renewed excavations at Damjili Cave (2016-2022)

Chapter 5 - Radiocarbon chronology for the cultural sequence of Damjili Cave

Chapter 6 - Luminescence dating of cultural deposits at Damjili Cave

Part II: Artifacts and Subsistence Remains recovered at Damjili Cave in 2016-2022

Chapter 7 - Middle Paleolithic lithic artifacts from Damjili Cave

Chapter 8 - Flaked stone artifacts of the Mesolithic to Bronze Age periods at Damjili Cave, the 2016-2022 seasons

Chapter 9 - Mesolithic obsidian blade production technology at Damjili Cave

Chapter 10 - Ground stone artifacts from Damjili Cave

Chapter 11 - Neolithic and Chalcolithic pottery from Damjili Cave

Chapter 12 - Osseous objects from Damjili Cave

Chapter 13 - The Mesolithic stone figurine from Damjili Cave

Chapter 14 - Macro-botanical remains from Damjili Cave

Chapter 15 - Faunal remains from Damjili Cave

Chapter 16 - Bronze Age and medieval pottery, and other finds from Damjili Cave

Chapter 17 - Damjili Cave in the context of Neolithization in the South Caucasus

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Appendix: Research at Damjili Cave in 1953-1957

Introduction to Appendix: Research at Damjili Cave in 1953-1957

Chapter A1 - Scientific research on the Stone Age of Azerbaijan, autumn 1953*

Chapter A2 - Paleolithic site in Azerbaijan: Report of 1957*

Chapter A3 - Paleolithic station at Damjili Cave: Report of 1957*.

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ISBN:

9798888571811

OCLC:

1496392684