Regional exchange and exclusive elite rituals in Iron Age central Anatolia
Dating, function and circulation of Alişar-IV ware
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10961005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorenzo D’alfonso (0000-0001-9163-3417, University of Pavia, corresponding author), Elena Basso (0000-0001-6964-3432, Metropolitan Museum of Art), Lorenzo Castellano (0000-0003-4076-7145, New York University), Alessio Mantovan (University of Pavia), Paola Vertuani |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Pages | 37-77 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anatolian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-1546 • E-ISSN: 2048-0849 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0066154622000035 |
| OpenAlex | W4283804777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Alişar-IV ware is one of the most characteristic ceramic productions of early first-millennium BC central Anatolia and the only one characterised by painted figurative motifs besides geometric decorations. The ongoing excavations at Niğde-Kınık Höyük have uncovered a collection of fragments belonging to 42 Alişar-IV vessels, and this systematic material study of these sherds contributes much to understanding aspects of their production, use and consumption. Petrographic and chemical evidence presented in this study indicates that two-thirds of them were produced locally. Conversely, the study of Alişar-IV fragments from other regions of the Anatolian plateau has shown that they are non-local productions. We thus suggest that Alişar-IV ware is a product of a few centres within south-central Anatolia and that, from there, it circulated among and beyond these centres. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the main period of production of this ware covers the tenth and ninth centuries BC, in agreement with the evidence from Polatlı Yassı Höyük, Kaman-Kalehöyük and Böğazköy-Büyükkaya. The small number of Alişar-IV vessels found at each site is indicative of a limited, exclusive production. A combined study of their shapes and iconography might support the hypothesis that the Alişar-IV ware was primarily associated with wine circulation and consumption
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Geochemistry · Geography · Iconography · Petrography · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · History
| Citations per year | 1.75 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |