Tarsus EBA sample 19 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Tarsus EBA sample 19

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Vessel Registration Number:

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Site Name

Tarsus, Gozlukule

Date

3300-2750 BCE

Shape

Bowl

Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Early Bronze I

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

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Thin Section Photos 2

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Bowl

Tarsus

3300-2750 BCE

Early Bronze I

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Bowl

Tarsus

3300-2750 BCE

Early Bronze I

Break Photos 1

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Bowl

Tarsus

3300-2750 BCE

Early Bronze I

Vessel Images 3

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Bowl

Tarsus

3300-2750 BCE

Early Bronze I

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Bowl

Tarsus

3300-2750 BCE

Early Bronze I

Tarsus EBA sample 19

Bowl

Tarsus

3300-2750 BCE

Early Bronze I

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

Few fine grits and lime, rare mica. Clay is very well treated and compact.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Local Fabric I

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Turkey/Tarsus Local Fabric I

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Cilician EBA Light Clay Ware

3300-2000 BCE

Early Bronze Age

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Bibliography

Elif Ünlü. "Technological and stylistic evaluation of the Early Bronze Age pottery at Tarsus-Gözlükule, Turkey: Pottery production and its interaction with economic, social, and cultural spheres", PhD, Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World, University of Pennsylvania, 2009. https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3381877
H. Goldman. Excavations at Gözlü Kule, Tarsus 2, from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age. . New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1956

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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