
Caption: Pitch coating on planks from Locus 2, Area B, Ararat.
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Caption: Pitch coating of ca. 3 mm on ceiling of Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Pitch coating unevenly applied on horizontal planks of Locus 5, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Thin coating of pitch on stair-like feature of Locus 7, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View A).
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Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View B).
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Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View C).
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Caption: Possible metallurgical feature in Locus 7, Area A, Ararat (View D).
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Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View A) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Pottery Neolithic bowl (Artifact 3) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Adze marks in Locus 5, Area A, Ararat (View A).
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Caption: Interior exhibiting chickpea seeds and other botanical remains in Locus 3, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Comparison of seed cross-sections with Ararat specimen (L to R)—tapioca; chickpea; Locus 3 chickpea; soy; and lentil.
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Caption: Remains of ginger in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
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Caption: Remains of wild cherry in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
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Caption: Seeds and leaves of wild chickpea and bitter vetch from Locus 3, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Strands of flax in cave site, Area C, Ararat.
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Caption: Artifact of unknown composition (Artifact 10), perhaps from a naturally occuring petroleum-based substance, from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Basalt figure (Artifact 16) at base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Bronze Age bowl (Artifact 18) and floor of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat. Background exhibits Artifact 10.
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Caption: Late Pottery Neolithic to Early Chalcolithic bowl (Artifact 17) and floor of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Limestone artifact (Artifact 12) from base of Locus 4, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View B) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View C) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View D) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Pumice figure (Artifact 13, View E) from surface, Area A, Ararat.
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Caption: Dowel joint showing one plank covered in pitch, a bitumen or resin material, in Locus 1, Area B, Ararat.
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Caption: Dowel joint between wood planks in Locus 1, Area B, Ararat.
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