PAINTED POTTERY WEST OF THE KIZILIRMAK: NOTES ON CHRONOLOGY AND SUPRA-REGIONAL CONTACTS AT THE TURN OF THE 3RD TO THE 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Central Anatolia, Late 3rd Millennium BC
PAINTED POTTERY WEST OF THE KIZILIRMAK: NOTES ON CHRONOLOGY AND SUPRA-REGIONAL CONTACTS AT THE TURN OF THE 3RD TO THE 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
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This article presents dark (black/black-brown) and bichrome (black/black-brown and red) painted pottery appearing west of the Kızılırmak in the late Early Bronze Age and during the transition to the Middle Bronze Age. The pottery originated from the excavations at Karaoğlan Höyük, Polatlı Höyük, Gordion, Külhöyük, and Çayyolu Höyük. The dark-painted pottery might be connected to the Intermediate ware and emerged at the mentioned sites at the end of the Early Bronze Age and during the transition to the Middle Bronze Age. Two groups (Çayyolu Bichrome Ware A and B = ÇBW A and B) which differ in their motifs (simple lines and hatched bands) have been distinguished in the bichrome-painted pottery. Both bichrome groups are local phenomena and appear at about the same time as the black/black-brown-painted ceramics. A supra-regional comparison of ÇBW A and B with other ceramic groups is difficult, but a comparison with Alişar III-pottery might be possible.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Central Anatolia, Late 3rd Millennium BC, Early Bronze Age