This paper investigates the heat treatment of flint practiced at the Neolithic site of Hasankeyf Höyük in southeast Turkey. It does not involve petrographic or geochemical analysis to identify the physical and chemical evidence of heat treatment but aims to understand cultural aspects of the use of ancient lithic technology, using heat treatment as a case study. Heat treatment is a lithic production technique in which siliceous rocks are heated by controlled fire in order to improve their flaking quality. Archaeological evidence of heat treatment is seen all over the world, and numerous studies have contributed to the better understanding of this technique. However, what is particularly intriguing in the case of Hasankeyf Höyük is that there are many flint artefacts which were apparently overheated and unusable due to the frequent failure in achieving successful heat treatment. On the other hand, experimental studies using an electrical furnace and open fire show that once the appropriate heating time and temperature are learnt, the heat treatment of local flint at Hasankeyf Höyük is an easy process and does not require high technical skill. It is therefore suggested that heat treatment at this site was exercised along non-economic principles by people who were not very keen on improving technological efficiency, even when they could have easily done so.

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Hasankeyf Höyük 燧石热处理的低效实践：反功能观点

本文研究了土耳其东南部 Hasankeyf Höyük 的新石器时代遗址对燧石的热处理。它不涉及岩相学或地球化学分析来识别热处理的物理和化学证据，但旨在以热处理作为案例研究来了解使用古代石器技术的文化方面。热处理是一种岩屑生产技术，其中通过控制火加热硅质岩石以改善其剥落质量。热处理的考古证据遍布世界各地，许多研究有助于更好地理解这项技术。然而，在 Hasankeyf Höyük 的案例中，特别有趣的是，有许多燧石制品显然由于热处理失败而明显过热且无法使用。另一方面，使用电炉和明火的实验研究表明，一旦学会了适当的加热时间和温度，Hasankeyf Höyük 的局部火石热处理是一个简单的过程，不需要很高的技术技能。因此，建议在这个站点进行热处理是由那些不太热衷于提高技术效率的人按照非经济原则进行的，即使他们本可以很容易地做到这一点。使用电炉和明火进行的实验研究表明，一旦掌握了适当的加热时间和温度，在 Hasankeyf Höyük 对局部燧石进行热处理是一个简单的过程，不需要很高的技术技能。因此，建议在这个站点进行热处理是由那些不太热衷于提高技术效率的人按照非经济原则进行的，即使他们本可以很容易地做到这一点。使用电炉和明火进行的实验研究表明，一旦掌握了适当的加热时间和温度，在 Hasankeyf Höyük 对局部燧石进行热处理是一个简单的过程，不需要很高的技术技能。因此，建议在这个站点进行热处理是由那些不太热衷于提高技术效率的人按照非经济原则进行的，即使他们本可以很容易地做到这一点。