The early Bronze Age in western Anatolia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Laura K.

Contributor:

Bilgen, A. Nejat.

Kapuci, Asuman.

University of Buffalo. Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology, sponsoring body.

Series:

SUNY Series, the Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Bronze age--Turkey.

Bronze age.

Material culture--Turkey--History.

Material culture.

Human settlements--Turkey--History.

Human settlements.

Archaeological dating--Turkey.

Archaeological dating.

Turkey--Antiquities.

Turkey.

Turkey--History--To 1453.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2021.

Summary:

Examines the culture and chronology of increasingly complex urban societies in western Anatolia during the Early Bronze Age.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction The Early Bronze Age in Western Anatolia

Chronology and Regional Survey

Architecture, Settlement, and Sociopolitical Organization

Material Culture

Conclusion

References Cited

Part I Chronology and Regional Survey

Chapter One Certain Issues of the Western Anatolian Early Bronze Age Awaiting Solutions

Issues Concerning Chronology and Dating

Determination of the Beginning of the Early Bronze Age

Determination of the Beginning of the Early Bronze Age III Period

Issues Concerning the Central Anatolian EBA Chronology

The Issues to be Solved in the Context of Cultural and Political Development of the Region

Terminology Problems

Chapter Two Çivril Plain in the Transition Period from the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age

Introduction

Beycesultan in the Process of Transition from the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age

Çivril Plain Survey

Notes

Chapter Three Survey of Kanlitaş Mound and Its Environs (Eskisehir/Inonu): The Settlements and Pottery of the Early Bronze Age

The Settlements and Pottery of Early Bronze Age

Chapter Four A Look at the Process of Transition from the Chalcolithic Age to the Early Bronze Age in Central Western Anatolia in Light of New Data

The Late Chalcolithic Age

The Late Period of the Late Chalcolithic Age

Pottery of the Late Period

Bowls with Interior Thickened Rims

Carinated Bowls

Bowls with Plastic Lugs

Small Short‑Necked Jars

Lids

Beak‑Spouted Jugs

Tripod Vessels

White Painted Decoration

Pattern‑Burnished Decoration, Cheese‑Pots, and Horned Handles

Miscellaneous

Early Period of Early Bronze Age I

Notes.

References Cited

Chapter Five Northwest Anatolian Influences on Early Bronze Age Cultures of Gökçeada (Imbros)‑Yenibademli Höyük

Cultural Sequence of the Mound

Early Bronze Age II Culture

Pottery Industry

Evaluation and Conclusion

Chapter Six A New Contribution to the Western Anatolia Early Bronze Age Chronology: Volute Vessels

Distribution Area and Chronology of the Volute Vessels

Note

Catalogue

Chapter Seven Küllüoba Early Bronze Age III Pottery

Chapter Eight The Figurine/Idol Types of Western Anatolia in the Early Bronze Age and Their Relationship with Cultural Regions

The Troy‑Yortan Cultural Region

The Bithynian Cultural Region

The Phyrigian Cultural Region

The Büyük Menderes-Upper Porsuk Cultural Region

The Lycian‑Pisidian Cultural Region

Western Anatolian Figurine/Idol Types, Their Development through the EBA, and Their Relations with the Cultural Regions

Transitional Period into the EBA

Early Bronze Age I

Early Bronze Age II

Early Bronze Age III

Chapter Nine Distribution and Characteristics of the Beycesultan Early Bronze Age I Pottery

Chronology Problems in Relation with the Beycesultan EBA 1 Pottery

Characteristics and Chronology of the Beycesultan EBA1 Pottery

Suggestions of the Distribution Area of Beycesultan EBA1 Cultural Region

Part II Architecture, Settlement, and Sociopolitical Organization

Chapter Ten Urbanism in the Western Anatolian Early Bronze Age

Criteria for Urbanism in Western Anatolia

Existence of a Ruling Class

Lower and Upper Town (Social Class Differences)

Storing of Surplus Product

Craftsmanship.

Conclusion

Chapter Eleven Seyitömer Mound during the Early Bronze Age

Layer I (Roman Period)

Layer II (Hellenistic Period)

Layer III (Achaemenid Period)

Layer IV (Middle Bronze Age)

Layer V (Early Bronze Age)

General Evaluatıon of the Early Bronze Age

Chapter Twelve Power and Ritual Practice in the Early Bronze III Period at Seyitömer Höyük: An Integrative Analysis of Movement, Interaction, and Visual Perception

Household and Community Rituals in the Early Bronze Age

The Central Megaron Complex at Seyitömer Höyük

Architecture and Construction Technique

An Integrative Approach to Understanding Ritual Space

Space Syntax Analysis and the Formality of Social Interaction

Isovist Viewsheds and Power Relations

Discussion: Movement, Interaction, and Visibility in a Ritual Context

Chapter Thirteen On the Perceptions of Sacred Space during the Early Bronze Age: The Case of Beycesultan

Early Bronze Age "Shrines" at Beycesultan Höyük

Beycesultan Höyük "Shrines" from a Different Point of View

The Oven and Bull Cult in Domestic Worship

Chapter Fourteen Defense Systems Dated to the Early Bronze Age at Liman Tepe

Early Bronze Age I Defense System

Comparison and Evaluation

Early Bronze Age II Defense System

Early Bronze Age IIIA Defense System

Chapter Fifteen Sociopolitical Organization and Territories in Western Anatolia during the Early Bronze Age

Data Collection and Analysis

Distribution of Bronze Age Sites in Western Anatolia

Settlement Patterns and Settlement Hierarchies in Western Anatolia

References Cited.

Chapter Sixteen Early Bronze Age Graves from Kubad Abad (Toprak Tol Höyük)

Distribution of the Ruins from the Prehistoric Period

Findings in Building VIII

Findings in the Courtyard of Küçük Palace

Chapter Seventeen An Early Bronze Age Cemetery in the Caria Region: Kumyeri

Kumyeri Cemetery

Art of Ceramic

Small Finds

Dating

Part III Material Culture

Chapter Eighteen Textile Production and Fishing Technologies at Early Bronze Age I Çukuriçi Höyük

Spindle Whorls of EBA 1 Çukuriçi Höyük

Analyzing the Spinning Process

Analyzing the Perforated Discs

Chapter Nineteen A Preevaluation of Libation Vessels Discovered at Seyitömer Mound Early Bronze Age Layer III Sanctuaries

Libation Vessels

Double Plate

Beakers and Spouted Pitchers

A Spouted‑Pitcher‑Shaped Rython Carrying a Vessel

Human‑Faced Pitcher‑Shaped Rythons and Zoomorphic (Turtle?) Rythons

Evaluation

Chapter Twenty Seyitömer Höyük Early Bronze Age III Platters

Surface Properties

Orange‑Slipped Group

Brown‑Slipped Group

Reddish‑Brown‑Slipped Group

Light Brown-Slipped Group

Dark‑Brown‑Slipped Group

Red‑Slipped Group

Grey‑Slipped Group

Plain Group

Inclusions

Colors of Pastes

Typological Evaluation

Deep Platters

Everted Rimmed Deep Platters

Extroverted Rimmed Deep Platters

Shallow Platters

Everted Rimmed Shallow Platters

Extroverted Rimmed Shallow Platters

Flattened Rimmed Shallow Platters

Platter‑Making Techniques

Decorations

Incised Decoration

Red‑Washed Decoration

Relief Decoration

Chapter Twenty-One A Group of Stamp Seals from the İzmir Archaeology Museum

Catalog

Discussion

Chapter Twenty-Two Acemhöyük Early Bronze Age Pottery

Acemhöyük Early Bronze Age Stratigraphy and Pottery

Acemhöyük Early Bronze Age II Pottery

Acemhöyük Early Bronze Age IIIA Pottery

Concluding Remarks

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781438481791

1438481799

OCLC:

1244535870