Early Ceramics in Anatolia: Implications for the Production and Use of the Earliest Pottery. The Evidence from Boncuklu Höyük

Fletcher, A, Baird, D, Spataro, M and Fairbairn, A (2017) Early Ceramics in Anatolia: Implications for the Production and Use of the Earliest Pottery. The Evidence from Boncuklu Höyük. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 27 (2). pp. 351-369.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	4301 Archaeology, 4303 Historical Studies, 43 History, Heritage and Archaeology
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 Feb 2017 10:58
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2024 19:45
DOI:	10.1017/S0959774316000767
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005714