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Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey

Number: 31 January 15, 2023
Harun Danışmaz *, Abdulkadir Özdemir
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Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey

Abstract

This study discusses previously unpublished examples of Urartian red burnished pottery and potters’ marks found during excavations at Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in East Anatolia. Findings discussed in this study provide tangible evidence for the cultural influence of Urartian cities on rural areas. Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe are located on the northeast bank of the Murat River, at the point where the river meanders east. The two adjacent sites derive their name from this river. Excavations at Murat Tepe revealed two settlement levels dating to the Medieval Period and the Iron Age. At nearby Murat Höyük, Medieval, Middle Iron Age, Early Iron Age and Early Bronze Age levels were documented. A few examples of potters’ marks and red burnished ware sherds were found at both sites. In general, current research suggests that red burnished ware and ceramic vessels bearing potters’ marks were used in elite and palatial contexts in Urartian cities. Therefore, the attestation of these assemblages at rural sites such as Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in a remote region away from Urartian cities, provides significant information on the kingdom’s cultural influence on rural areas.

Keywords

Urartu, Murat Höyük, Murat Tepe, Potters’ marks, Red burnished pottery

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

January 15, 2023

Submission Date

April 21, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 31

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA86YJ74EH

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APA
Danışmaz, H., & Özdemir, A. (2023). Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, 31, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006
AMA
1.Danışmaz H, Özdemir A. Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey. TÜBA-AR. 2023;(31):85-96. doi:10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006
Chicago
Danışmaz, Harun, and Abdulkadir Özdemir. 2023. “Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, nos. 31: 85-96. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006.
EndNote
Danışmaz H, Özdemir A (January 1, 2023) Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi 31 85–96.
IEEE
[1]H. Danışmaz and A. Özdemir, “Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey”, TÜBA-AR, no. 31, pp. 85–96, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006.
ISNAD
Danışmaz, Harun - Özdemir, Abdulkadir. “Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi. 31 (January 1, 2023): 85-96. https://doi.org/10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006.
JAMA
1.Danışmaz H, Özdemir A. Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey. TÜBA-AR. 2023;:85–96.
MLA
Danışmaz, Harun, and Abdulkadir Özdemir. “Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey”. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, no. 31, Jan. 2023, pp. 85-96, doi:10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006.
Vancouver
1.Harun Danışmaz, Abdulkadir Özdemir. Reflections of Urartian Cities in Rural Areas: Potters’ Marks and Red Burnished Wares from Murat Höyük and Murat Tepe in Bingöl, Turkey. TÜBA-AR. 2023 Jan. 1;(31):85-96. doi:10.22520/tubaar2022.31.006

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