The Techno-Typology of The Projectile Points of the Neolithic Settlement of Ege Gübre (Izmir/Turkey)

Abstract

This study consists of techno-typological analyses of arrowheads that were discovered in the archaeological excavations of Ege Gübre, İzmir, which is one of the Late Neolithic settlements of Western Anatolia. The analyses are based on the chipped stone material from Levels III and IV, a total of 32 arrowheads (eight of them broken, twentyfour of them complete). They were produced from flint (18) and chalcedony (14). These points are identified in two groups as large and narrow leaf shapes with concave recesses at the bottom of the pieces. It was also observed that the proximal and lateral edges are retouched, which is considered a morphological preparation process.