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III. EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, ART & CULTURE
ECSAC’18 – NORTHERN CYPRUS
Gazimağusa, October12-14, 2018

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COMPARISON OF CARBON AND NITROGEN
MINERALIZATIONS IN THE SOILS OF DIFFERENT

SETTLEMENT SEDIMENTS OF TATARLI HOYUK (CEYHAN-ADANA)

Mutiye ARSLAN , Nacide KIZILDAĞ , Hüsniye AKA SAĞLIKER , Cengiz DARICI 1
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1 University of Çukurova, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, 01330, Adana
2 University of Çukurova, Central Research Laboratory, 01330, Adana
3 University of Osmaniye Korkut Ata, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, 80000, Osmaniye

In archeology the soil that resembles human activity is called as the cultural soil. Since from neolithic ages activities
like agriculture, animal husbandary and other anthropogenic effects cause different in physical, chemical and biological
contents in soils. Archeological sites which are not disturbed for thousands of years will express the changes in the
enviroments throughout these years. With this respect these sites are important to understand ecological sustainability
and dynamics of soil organic matter. For carbon and nitrogen mineralization, in October 2014 soil samples were
collected from seven layers belonging to different periods in Tatarlı Hoyuk (Adana, Turkey) and an agricultural land
close to Hoyuk. Texture of the 7th soil is sandy clay loam (SCL) whereas the others are sandy loam (SL). Carbon
contents are found low (% 1.11 - 0.86) apart from the 3rd (%2.57) and field soils (%2.01). Nitrogen contents are between
%0.08 -0.05, C/N ratios 18.55-10.53 and phosphorus contents 23.25- 18.12 kg/da. The carbon mineralization of 3. layer
was highest while there was no significant difference in terms of carbon mineralization and mineralization rate in
other layers of soils (P>0.05). Both NH- N and NO- N contents of 3. layer and field soils were highest from other soils
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(P>0.05). This result can be explained that high C and N contents of both soils. Based on these findings, soil of the 3rd
period is similar to today’s field land. It is believed that human activity was so intense at that time. In conclusion, this
study once again reflects the long-term values of soil characteristics that provide soil balance and productivity.
Keywords: Tatarlı Hoyuk, Soil, Carbon, Nitrogen, Mineralization, Settlement Sediments

Acknowledgement: This project numbered FYD3677-2015- was funded by Research and Application Center in
University of Çukurova.

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