Research Article

Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics

Volume: 13 June 24, 2025
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Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics

Abstract

During excavations at Topaklı Höyük between 1969 and 1972, appliqué animal-head ceramics were unearthed at various levels. These ceramics include round-mouthed jugs, pots, and bath vessels. Compared to similar ones, a spool was added to the handle of the round-mouthed jug, which dates back to 10-9th BCE, and an animal head shape was given to it. This animal head-shaped protrusion is highlighted with paint. In the Late Iron Age, appliqué animal heads were added to the rim of pot and bath vessels. The horizontal handles of other ceramics recovered from the layer dating to the same period are in the shape of animal heads. In these ceramics recovered from the Iron Age layers of Topaklı Höyük, appliqué animal heads appear on the ceramics as handles and on the rim after the spool protrusion on the handles in the early examples. We can also see such use of appliqué animal heads in Topaklı Höyük in many settlements in the Kızılırmak Basin. This study examines the changes in appliqué animal head ceramics during the Iron Age. The use of appliqué animal heads on ceramics increased in the Late Iron Age. This paper discusses this increase in the Late Iron Age and dwells upon the origin of these ceramics, which were widely used in the Kızılırmak Basin.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Ceramics in Archeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 24, 2025

Submission Date

March 19, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 17, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 13

APA
Gökçe, E. (2025). Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics. Cedrus, 13, 31-47. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02
AMA
1.Gökçe E. Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics. Cedrus. 2025;13:31-47. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02
Chicago
Gökçe, Emine. 2025. “Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics”. Cedrus 13 (June): 31-47. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02.
EndNote
Gökçe E (June 1, 2025) Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics. Cedrus 13 31–47.
IEEE
[1]E. Gökçe, “Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics”, Cedrus, vol. 13, pp. 31–47, June 2025, doi: 10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02.
ISNAD
Gökçe, Emine. “Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics”. Cedrus 13 (June 1, 2025): 31-47. https://doi.org/10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02.
JAMA
1.Gökçe E. Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics. Cedrus. 2025;13:31–47.
MLA
Gökçe, Emine. “Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics”. Cedrus, vol. 13, June 2025, pp. 31-47, doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02.
Vancouver
1.Emine Gökçe. Topaklı Höyük (1969-1972) Appliqué Animal Head Ceramics. Cedrus. 2025 Jun. 1;13:31-47. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS.2025.02

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