Ulucak Höyük

The Pottery Emergence in Western Anatolia

Authors

  • Özlem Çevik Trakya University, Department of Archaeology, Edirne, Turkey
  • Osman Vuruşkan Trakya University, Department of Archaeology, Edirne, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.47.6

Keywords:

Ulucak Höyük, Neolithic, pottery, Western Anatolia, pre-ceramic

Abstract

It has been increasingly clear that pottery was adopted as a continuous technology during the first quarter of the 7th millennium BC in a wide region, from Upper Mesopotamia through Central Anatolia and the Lakes District region. However, the absence of pottery in the basal level at Ulucak Höyük shows the presence of a pre-ceramic sequence in western Anatolia, before c. 6600/6500 cal BC. This article discusses the earliest pottery assemblage from Ulucak (6600/6500–6200 cal BC) and compares it with the later ceramic sequences at the site. Ultimately, the functional and typological developmental sequence of Neolithic pottery at Ulucak Höyük and its temporo-spatial relations with other Neolithic sites in Anatolia will be assessed.

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Published

1. 12. 2020

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How to Cite

Çevik, Özlem, & Vuruşkan, O. (2020). Ulucak Höyük: The Pottery Emergence in Western Anatolia. Documenta Praehistorica, 47, 96-109. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.47.6

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