TY  - JOUR
TI  - Geochemical and petrographic approach for the origin of the limestone blocks of the
walls of the Great Temple of Hattusha, Çorum (N-Turkey)
AB  - The socle stones of the Great Temple in the Lower City of the Hittite capital city, Hattusha (Çorum Province) have been studied
for the first time by petrographic and geochemical analysis (Sr isotope, stable isotope, and trace element geochemistry). Study objectives
were to determine the carbonate facies of the stone samples used in the Great Temple and investigate their possible sources. Petrographic
analysis of 10 limestone samples presents five clusters of different microfacies. Stable isotope $(δ^{13}C and δ^{18}O)$ analysis displayed the
presence of 5 groups in parallel with petrographic analysis. Trace element analysis of the same groups displayed considerable difference
among the stone samples and $^{87}Sr/^{86}Sr$ isotope ratios change between 0.70697 and 0.706867. Based on the results, it can be stated that the
building using stones are from probably five different sources. This is of great importance to better understand the construction process
and the acquisition of the building materials.
AU  - UYSAL, İ. Tonguç
AU  - ÜNAL İMER, Ezgi
AU  - SCHACHNER, Andreas
AU  - YILMAZ, İsmail Ömer
DO  - 10.3906/yer-2103-1
PY  - 2022
JO  - Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-0985
SP  - 294
EP  - 304
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/521997
ER  -