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Document Details : Title: Epipalaeolithic Marine Shell Beads at Pinarbaşi Subtitle: Central Anatolia from an Eastern Mediterranean Perspective Author(s): BAYSAL, Emma Journal: Anatolica Volume: 39 Date: 2013 Pages: 261-276 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.39.0.2990790 Abstract : The Epipalaeolithic bead assemblage from Pinarbaşi in the Konya Plain provides a unique window on the use of beads in the earliest context yet known from Central Anatolia. The assemblage is largely associated with the inhumation of a single individual who was interred with a variety of possessions including marine shell beads, mostly Dentalium and Nassarius. This article examines the extensive assemblage of marine shell beads that was found in the limited exposure of Pinarbaşi’s earliest levels, including the possible meaning of the objects to these early inhabitants of the Anatolian plateau in the light of similar discoveries in the Levant. Possible reasons for the longevity of long-distance procurement of marine shell – the tradition endured for thousands of years after its initial appearance – in both the Konya Plain and the Levant are discussed, and some of the changes in marine shell use during this period are examined. |
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