Table of Contents: The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the near East to the Carpathian Basin.

The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the near East to the Carpathian Basin.

This volume explores the cultural meaning of ochre among the societies of the Late Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin.

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Bibliographic Details
:	Kościuk-Załupka, Julia.
Place / Publishing House:	Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2023. ©2023.
Year of Publication:	2023
Edition:	1st ed.
Language:	English
Physical Description:	1 online resource (232 pages)
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Title Page
Copyright page
Contents Page
List of Figures
Figure 1. The examples of ochre fragments, derived from geological layers, bearing yellow and red hues (photo by author).
Figure 2. Map of Levantine sites mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 3. Map of the Turkish sites mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 4. Map of the discussed sites in the Balkans and Southern Carpathian Basin (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 5. Map of the Carpathian sites, mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 6. Map of the Levantine outcrops mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 7. The outcrop in the vicinity of At Tafilah, Jordan (photo: author).
Figure 8. Map of the Anatolian outcrops mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 9. Ochre outcrop, spotted in the vicinity of Aksaray (photo: author).
Figure 10. Map of the Balkan outcrops mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 11. The ferruginous mineralisation documented in the vicinity of Gradetz, Bulgaria (photo: author).
Figure 12. Map of the Carpathian outcrops mentioned in the text (credits: Google Earth, pins marked by author).
Figure 13. The ferruginous mineralisation noticed between Lovas and Alsóörs, Hungary (photo: author).
Figure 14. Graph of the cluster analysis conducted for the data obtained for the archaeological samples from Israel
cophenetic correlation coefficiency= 0.9557.
Figure 15. The graph of the PCA (principal component analysis) for the data, obtained for the archaeological samples from Israel, with six groups marked.
Figure 16. Cluster analysis graph, obtained for the results of the archaeological and natural samples from Turkey
cophenetic correlation coefficiency = 0.9744.
Figure 17. The PCA graph for the archaeological and natural samples from Turkey.
Figure 18. Cluster analysis graph obtained for the natural samples from Bulgaria
cophenetic correlation coefficiency= 0.9635.
Figure 19. PCA graph obtained for the results of natural samples from Bulgaria, with eight groups marked.
Figure 20. Cluster analysis graph, obtained for the natural samples from Romania
cophenetic correlation coefficiency= 0.9539.
Figure 21. PCA analysis graph, obtained for the natural samples from Romania.
Figure 22. Cluster analysis graph, obtained for the archaeological and natural samples from Serbia
cophenetic correlation coefficiency = 0.9355.
Figure 23. PCA graph, obtained for the archaeological and natural samples from Serbia, with five groups marked.
Figure 24. Pictures taken under the optical microscope for the samples from Bükkábrány-Bánya VII: A - sample 323-338
B - sample 352
C - sample 401
D - sample 466. The samples present two types of traces of usage: A, B with sharp, well pronounced edges
Figure 25. Cluster analysis graph, obtained for the results of the archaeological samples from Hungary, with the addition of two reference natural samples
cophenetic correlation coefficiency = 0.9518.
Figure 26. PCA graph for the results of archaeological samples from Hungary, with the addition of two natural specimens for reference, with seven groups marked.
Figure 27. Pictures taken under the optical microscope for the samples from Moravany: A, B - sample Mor2B.2001
C, D - sample Mor3.2001.
Figure 28. Pictures taken under the optical microscope for the samples from Moravany: A, B - sample Mor4-5.2002.
C, D - sample Mor2.2001.
Figure 29. Cluster analysis graph obtained for the archaeological samples from Slovakia
cophenetic correlation coefficiency = 0.983.
Figure 30. The PCA analysis, obtained for the archaeological samples from Slovakia, with three groups marked.
List of Tables
Table 1. Summary of the PCA for the samples from Israel.
Table 2. Summary of the PCA for the samples from Turkey.
Table 3. Summary of the PCA for the samples from Bulgaria.
Table 4. Summary of the PCA for the samples from Romania.
Table 5. Summary of the PCA for the samples from Serbia.
Table 6. Summary of the PCA for the samples from Hungary.
Table 7. Summary of the PCA the for samples from Slovakia.
Table 8. Summary of the contexts of ochre finds
X* - the specific colour was noted only in the sacred sphere
X** - the specific colour was restricted to graves and floor painting
for references, see chapter 6.
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Purpose of the work
Territorial range
Chronological range
Bibliographical review
Review of the material sources
Methodological framework
2. Ochre
The definition of ochre and its characteristics
Natural occurrence of mineral components of ochre
Other ochre components
Methods of ochre analysis
Analytical procedures in ochre studies: main expectations
3. Cultural Background with Particular Consideration of Neolithisation Processes
The Levant
Anatolia
The Balkan Peninsula and Southern Carpathian Basin
Northern and Eastern Carpathian Basin
4. Contexts of Ochre Finds in Archaeological Layers
5. Ethnographic Analogies for Ochre Application
6. Ochre in the Neolithic Transformations from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin
Levant (Figure 2)
Anatolia (Figure 3)
The Balkan Peninsula and Southern Carpathian Basin (Figure 4).
Northern and Eastern Carpathian Basin (Figure 5)
Summary
7. Ochre Outcrops on the Terrains under Investigation
The Levant (Figure 6)
Anatolia (Figure 8)
The Balkan Peninsula (Figure 10)
Carpathian Basin (Figure 12)
8. Analysis of Ochre Samples
Methodological approach
Israel
Turkey
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Slovakia
Discussion
9. The Meaning of Ochre in Societies on the Verge of Neolithisation
10. Conclusions
11. Bibliography
Appendix 1. Catalogue of Archaeological Sites
Appendix 2. Catalogue of Natural Ochre Outcrops
Links to Online Appendices
Appendix 3. Catalogue of Ochre Samples: http://doi.org/10.32028/9781803273365-appendix3
Appendix 4. Catalogue of EDS Studies: http://doi.org/10.32028/9781803273365-appendix4
Appendix 5. Plates: http://doi.org/10.32028/9781803273365-appendix5.

The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the near East to the Carpathian Basin.

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