Early Ceramics in Anatolia

Implications for the Production and Use of the Earliest Pottery. The Evidence from Boncuklu Höyük

Bibliographic Data

ID6044899
AuthorsAlexandra Fletcher (0000-0001-7985-6896, British Museum, corresponding author), Douglas Baird (0000-0001-8651-5272, University of Liverpool), Michela Spataro (0000-0001-9004-3386, British Museum), Andrew Fairbairn (0000-0002-4004-6957, The University of Queensland)
Year2017
Volume27
Issue2
Pages351-369
Publication date2017-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774316000767
OpenAlexW2575775369
LanguageEN
Citations received14

Fragments of possible fired clay found at Boncuklu Höyük, central Turkey, appear to derive from rudimentary vessels, despite the later ninth- and early eighth-millennium cal. bc and thus ‘Aceramic’ dates for the site. This paper will examine the evidence for such fired clay vessels at Boncuklu and consider their implications as examples of some of the earliest pottery in Anatolia. The discussion will examine contextual evidence for the role of these fragments and consider their relative rarity at the site and the implications for the marked widespread adoption of pottery in southwest Asia c. 7000–6700 cal. bc

Ancient history · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Geography · Ninth · Pottery · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History

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