Jan 24, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibit assemblage of Epipaleolithic and Pre-Pottery Neolithic botanical remains with several surprises.
Jan 18, 2013 - Archaeologist discusses the association between recently discovered prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat and the account of Noah’s Ark in the Torah (Old Testament) and Quran.
Jan 20, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric site on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibits no direct evidence for metal artifacts although a context on a decomposing wood wall might indicate residue from a copper or bronze artifact.
Jan 20, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibit use of a tar-like substance on the exterior and interior of wood structures.
Jan 21, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibit containers made from organic material—precursors to the invention of pottery.
Jan 22, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey show few faunal remains but large amounts of animal coprolites in the interior rooms of a monumental wood structure.
Jan 23, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibit evidence for the domestication of the chickpea or garbanzo bean.
Jan 23, 2013 - Archaeologist reports that an entrance to a monumental wood structure on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibits ceramic artifacts evidencing deposition of votive objects for millennia.
Jan 24, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibit wood and bone tools from a period during the transition from the Stone Age to the advent of farming.
Jan 28, 2013 - Archaeologist reports prehistoric sites on Mount Ararat in Turkey exhibit wood features with impressions from stone adzes.