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      Cultural interaction at Hassek Höyük, Turkey. New evidence from pottery analysis

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      Author
      Helwing, B.
      Date
      1999
      Source Title
      Paleorient
      Print ISSN
      0153-9345
      Electronic ISSN
      1957-701X
      Publisher
      Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
      Volume
      25
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      91 - 99
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      Pottery analysis at Hassek Höyük revealed inconsistencies in the material record, where it is possible to identify a group of hybrid pottery combining stylistic and technological features of both the Uruk and the Syro-Anatolian Late Chalcolithic cultures. This hybrid pottery at Hassek Höyük is interpreted as the work of local craftsmen who, during a period of intensive contact with the Uruk culture, integrated some features of the Uruk pottery into their own production mode. The continuous use of chaff tempered clay shows a strong conservative tendency and argues for a local continuity of craftsmanship. Thus, the pottery production at Hassek is deeply rooted within the local cultural tradition of the Syro-Anatolian Late Chalcolithic. This is a strong argument against the interpretation of the site as being a wellplanned colony erected on virgin soil by a group of foreign Uruk traders.
      Keywords
      Hassek Höyük
      Late Chalcolithic
      Pottery
      Hybridisation
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/48675
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      https://doi.org/10.3406/paleo.1999.991
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