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Geochemical And Petrographic Approach For The Origin Of The Limestone Blocks Of Thewalls Of The Great Temple Of Hattusha, Çorum (N-Turkey), İsmai̇l Ömer Yilmaz, Andreas Schachner, İbrahi̇m Tonguç Uysal, Ezgi̇ Ünal İmer

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

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 (δ13C and δ18O) analysis displayed the presence of 5 groups in parallel with petrographic analysis. Trace element analysis of the same groups displayed considerable difference …