Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region

Archaeological excavations since 2017 of Bayraklı Mound in Old Smyrna in the western trenches have presented significant evidence of the period between the end of the Early Bronze Age and the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age. The trench is characterized by three archaeological layers, with Layer I...

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Main Authors: Gülnur Eroğlu, Aylin Ümit Erdem
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/55294CB78F434CCCBA75766EF72AEF8D
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description Archaeological excavations since 2017 of Bayraklı Mound in Old Smyrna in the western trenches have presented significant evidence of the period between the end of the Early Bronze Age and the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age. The trench is characterized by three archaeological layers, with Layer I providing some sherds related to anthropomorphic vessels containing stylized human faces and dating back to the transition from the Early to the Middle Bronze period. The anthropomorphic samples are represented by a small number of sherds with different forms and features. This article discusses the anthropomorphic vessel sherds from Layer I of the Bayraklı Mound in terms of their forms, decorations, and features and makes some comparisons with other Bronze Age sites in the West Anatolia Region. Accordingly, general interpretations have been made about the location of the Bayraklı samples in the West Anatolia Region.
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spelling doaj-art-bf280487228b4a09b4575a30146b74042025-08-20T02:27:53ZdeuIstanbul University PressAnadolu Araştırmaları2667-629X2022-12-0127314910.26650/anar.2022.1169698123456Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia RegionGülnur Eroğlu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7631-8523Aylin Ümit Erdem1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5584-9357Adıyaman Üniversitesi, Adiyaman, TurkiyeEge Üniversitesi, Izmir, TurkiyeArchaeological excavations since 2017 of Bayraklı Mound in Old Smyrna in the western trenches have presented significant evidence of the period between the end of the Early Bronze Age and the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age. The trench is characterized by three archaeological layers, with Layer I providing some sherds related to anthropomorphic vessels containing stylized human faces and dating back to the transition from the Early to the Middle Bronze period. The anthropomorphic samples are represented by a small number of sherds with different forms and features. This article discusses the anthropomorphic vessel sherds from Layer I of the Bayraklı Mound in terms of their forms, decorations, and features and makes some comparisons with other Bronze Age sites in the West Anatolia Region. Accordingly, general interpretations have been made about the location of the Bayraklı samples in the West Anatolia Region.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/55294CB78F434CCCBA75766EF72AEF8Dwestern anatoliabayraklı mound (old smyrna)bronze ageanthropomorphic vesselspottery
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Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region
Anadolu Araştırmaları
western anatolia
bayraklı mound (old smyrna)
bronze age
anthropomorphic vessels
pottery
title Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region
title_full Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region
title_fullStr Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region
title_full_unstemmed Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region
title_short Anthropomorphic Vessels from the Old Smyrna Bayraklı Mound and Their Meaning in the Bronze Age of the West Anatolia Region
title_sort anthropomorphic vessels from the old smyrna bayrakli mound and their meaning in the bronze age of the west anatolia region
topic western anatolia
bayraklı mound (old smyrna)
bronze age
anthropomorphic vessels
pottery
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/55294CB78F434CCCBA75766EF72AEF8D
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