New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir

This paper presents a detailed examination of a cretula found in situ during the excavations at Küllüoba, situated in the westernmost part of Central Anatolia. A series of at least three sealings were impressed side by side on this piece of clay that covered the mouth of a bottle or a narrow-necked...

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Main Author: Murat Türkteki
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-06-01
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description This paper presents a detailed examination of a cretula found in situ during the excavations at Küllüoba, situated in the westernmost part of Central Anatolia. A series of at least three sealings were impressed side by side on this piece of clay that covered the mouth of a bottle or a narrow-necked jar. The same seal, which created these sealings at the rim of the vessel, was also used to roll impressions on the bottom part of the cretula. The find, which is a first in Küllüoba, where excavations have been carried out for many years, is compared with the few examples found in Anatolia. Their similarities and differences are discussed in this paper. Although various types of stamp seals unique to Anatolia have been unearthed in many settlements where the Early Bronze Age (EBA) is well represented, the functions of sealings are scarce. The abovementioned cretula found in Küllüoba will play a part in re-examining the function of stamp seals that have no associated sealings discovered so far and in understanding the mechanisms of commerce and economics emerging in Anatolia during the Early Bronze Age.
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spelling doaj-art-3005db1a4e964ebea3f3b3e39b8c3d7a2025-08-20T02:27:53ZdeuIstanbul University PressAnadolu Araştırmaları2667-629X2023-06-0128577110.26650/anar.2023.28.1263696123456New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, EskişehirMurat Türkteki0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5584-3572Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Bilecik, TurkiyeThis paper presents a detailed examination of a cretula found in situ during the excavations at Küllüoba, situated in the westernmost part of Central Anatolia. A series of at least three sealings were impressed side by side on this piece of clay that covered the mouth of a bottle or a narrow-necked jar. The same seal, which created these sealings at the rim of the vessel, was also used to roll impressions on the bottom part of the cretula. The find, which is a first in Küllüoba, where excavations have been carried out for many years, is compared with the few examples found in Anatolia. Their similarities and differences are discussed in this paper. Although various types of stamp seals unique to Anatolia have been unearthed in many settlements where the Early Bronze Age (EBA) is well represented, the functions of sealings are scarce. The abovementioned cretula found in Küllüoba will play a part in re-examining the function of stamp seals that have no associated sealings discovered so far and in understanding the mechanisms of commerce and economics emerging in Anatolia during the Early Bronze Age.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/20382E47A3144E4E8624A1392D4B4031early bronze agecretulasealingküllüoba
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New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir
Anadolu Araştırmaları
early bronze age
cretula
sealing
küllüoba
title New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir
title_full New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir
title_fullStr New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir
title_full_unstemmed New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir
title_short New Insights on the Sealing Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia: A Case Study from Küllüoba, Eskişehir
title_sort new insights on the sealing practices in early bronze age anatolia a case study from kulluoba eskisehir
topic early bronze age
cretula
sealing
küllüoba
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/20382E47A3144E4E8624A1392D4B4031
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