In this paper, we analyzed Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery assemblages from the site of Arslantepe (Malatya, easternTurkey) by utilizing a combination of thin-section petrography and X-ray wavelength dispersive fluorescence techniques.Following an introduction to the site and an overview of the archeological and historical evidence, the analysis is presented,and the outcomes discussed in the wider framework of the Syro-Anatolian and eastern Mediterranean regions. The resultsshow elements of both continuity and change over the second millennium and until the beginning of the first millennium BC.On a local level, the use of volcanic-based recipes for the production of painted vessels represents the most striking elementof continuity. In contrast, noteworthy elements of changes relate to an increased exploitation of geological deposits southof Arslantepe and the standardization of paste recipes for cooking pots. Remarkable results also pertain to extra-regionalexchanges: The Late Bronze Age Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware found at the site is imported from Cilicia, while the waresof foreign tradition from the Middle Iron Age levels are mostly locally produced.
Petrographic and geochemical analyses of Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery assemblages from Arslantepe (Malatya, Türkiye): Insights into the local organization of the production and extra-regional networks of exchange
Manuelli F
2023
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In this paper, we analyzed Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery assemblages from the site of Arslantepe (Malatya, easternTurkey) by utilizing a combination of thin-section petrography and X-ray wavelength dispersive fluorescence techniques.Following an introduction to the site and an overview of the archeological and historical evidence, the analysis is presented,and the outcomes discussed in the wider framework of the Syro-Anatolian and eastern Mediterranean regions. The resultsshow elements of both continuity and change over the second millennium and until the beginning of the first millennium BC.On a local level, the use of volcanic-based recipes for the production of painted vessels represents the most striking elementof continuity. In contrast, noteworthy elements of changes relate to an increased exploitation of geological deposits southof Arslantepe and the standardization of paste recipes for cooking pots. Remarkable results also pertain to extra-regionalexchanges: The Late Bronze Age Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware found at the site is imported from Cilicia, while the waresof foreign tradition from the Middle Iron Age levels are mostly locally produced.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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