A Group of Mycenaean Pottery From Selçuk Ayasuluk Hill

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare a group of Mycenaean pottery found on Selçuk Ayasuluk Hill with different centers and to evaluate their similarity and the usage process in the settlement in general terms. First of all, Mycenaean pottery used in the study will be introduced by giving their characteristics one by one, and the settlements and periods with similar ones in the Aegean World will be explained. The Mycenaean pottery recovered from Ayasuluk Hill will be evaluated in terms of method in comparison with the Mycenaean pottery found in settlements in Continental Greece, Aegean Islands, Western Anatolia and East Mediterranean. The Mycenaean pottery on the Ayasuluk Hill, which is the subject of the study, are evaluated within the LH IIIA-IIIC periods. This situation reveals the importance of Mycenaean pottery in being preferred in the settlement and shows that the connections between the Aegean World and Ayasuluk Hill have spread over a long period of time. This chronological continuity in Mycenaean pottery in the settlement is similar to many centers where Mycenaean pottery was found in Western Anatolia. When we continue with the Mycenaean pottery samples of Ayasuluk Hill, which is the subject of the study, it is seen that there are similarities with the pottery found in many centers in Greece and the Aegean Islands. In Western Anatolia, it is possible to compare some examples from centers such as Troy, Miletos and Iasos with the Mycenaean pottery on Ayasuluk Hill.

Keywords

• Mycenaean
• Late Bronze Age
• Aegean
• Western Anatolia
• Pottery

Selçuk Ayasuluk Tepesi’nden Bir Grup Miken Seramiği

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı Selçuk Ayasuluk Tepesi’nde bulunmuş olan bir grup Miken seramiğini farklı merkezlerle karşılaştırarak benzerlerini ve ana hatlarıyla yerleşimdeki kullanım sürecini değerlendirmektir. Öncelikle çalışmada kullanılan Miken seramikleri tek tek özellikleri verilerek tanıtılacak ve sonrasında Ege Dünyasındaki benzerlerinin bulunduğu yerleşimler belirtilecektir. Yerleşmede ele geçen Miken seramikleri yöntem bakımından Kıta Yunanistan, Ege Adaları, Batı Anadolu ve Doğu Akdeniz’deki yerleşimlerde bulunmuş olan Miken seramikleri ile karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilecektir. Çalışmaya konu olan Ayasuluk Tepesi'ndeki Miken seramikleri GH IIIA-IIIC dönemleri içerisinde değerlendirilmektedir. Bu durum Miken seramiklerinin yerleşimde tercih edilmesinin önemini ortaya koymakta ve Ege Dünyası ile Ayasuluk Tepesi arasındaki bağlantıların uzun bir döneme yayıldığını göstermektedir. Yerleşimdeki Miken seramiklerindeki bu kronolojik süreklilik, Batı Anadolu'da Miken seramiklerinin bulunduğu birçok merkezle benzerlik göstermektedir. Ayasuluk Tepesi Miken seramik örnekleri üzerinden devam ettiğimizde Yunanistan ve Ege Adaları’ndaki birçok merkezde ele geçen seramiklerle benzerlikler bulunduğu görülmektedir. Batı Anadolu’da ise Troya, Miletos, Iasos gibi merkezlerdeki bazı örnekleri Ayasuluk Tepesi Miken seramikleri ile karşılaştırmak mümkündür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Miken
• Geç Tunç Çağı
• Ege
• Batı Anadolu
• Seramik

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