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Crisi e Rigenerazione nella valle dell’Alto Khabur (Siria) – La produzione ceramica nel passaggio dal Bronzo Antico al Bronzo Medio
No full textIl periodo tra la fine del III e l'inizio del II millennio a.C. in Alta Mesopotamia rappresenta nella storia e nell'archeologia del Vicino Oriente Antico una 'Media Aetas', un'età oscura tra la fioritura delle culture urbane del Bronzo Antico a metà del III millennio a.C. e lo sviluppo degli stati amorrei del Bronzo Medio, alla fine del XIX sec. a.C. L'identificazione nella sequenza archeologica di Tell Barri, l'antica città di Kahat, dell'orizzonte ceramico coevo alla 'crisi urbana' che precede la diffusione della ceramica dipinta del Khabur, associata ad un nuovo fenomeno di sedentarizzazione, permette di ridefinire la cronologia degli eventi nella regione, e di delineare i processi di interazione tra le diverse realtà sociali alto mesopotamiche in quella fase formativa che sta alla base del successivo sviluppo culturale di II millennio a.C
La produzione ceramica a Tell Barri tra la fine del III e l’inizio del II millennio a.C.
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Ricerche archeologiche nella valle dell’alto Khabur tra la fine del Bronzo Antico e l’inizio del Bronzo Medio
No full textThe period of transition between the Early and the Middle Bronze Age in Upper Mesopotamia is a problematic subject: at the end of the third mil- lennium B.C. most of the urban cultures of the Syro-Mesopotamian area apparently suffer a deep crisis or a collapse, which manifest themselves in reductions, destructions or desertions. Debate has been intense on the nature, range, timing, causes and conse- quences of the crisis, assumptions and theoretical models being profoundly influenced by the developments of contemporary approaches in archaeologi- cal theory. In this context, the locally oriented extent of the crisis is of particular interest: the intensity of urban disruption in the rain-fed Khabur plains of Syria in fact does not find any parallel in the neighbouring areas. The rea- sons have to be sought in factors dealing with the peculiarity of the region: its urban history, Akkadian imperialism, land use and climate. The effects of a possible abrupt climate change have been particularly emphasised, and some explanations attribute collapse to a combination of climate and non- sustainable land use. Based on an accurate evaluation of context dates and calibration of site sequences, this paper will provide a precise overview of the archaeological evidence in the upper Khabur Plains for the period of transition between the Early and Middle Bronze Age, in order to supply a new concrete setting toward more extensive systemic reconstructions
Reading the Late Bronze Age Ceramic Evidence at Uşaklı Höyük (Central Turkey). The Pottery from the Area A Test Sounding
No full textExcavations at the site of Uşaklı Höyük, on the central Anatolian Plateau, have revealed traces of a lengthy occupation ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Late Roman periods. In particular, they have provided sound confirmation of the importance of the centre during the Late Bronze Age, when it was probably to be identified with the sacred Hittite city of Zippalanda. The Late Bronze Age monumental structures uncovered on the lower terrace and on the high mound had been markedly affected by later building activities, but a perfectly sealed sequence of materials has been revealed in a test sounding below monumental Building II, in Area A. After an overview of the different contexts brought to light between 2013 and 2017 at Uşaklı Höyük, the paper discusses the Late Bronze Age ceramic evidence in the frame of the long sequence of occupation of the site and against the background of central Anatolian cultural horizons. The analysis focuses on the materials from the Area A test sounding, which provide a reference post quem for the construction of the monumental Building II
The Passage from the Early Bronze to the Middle Bronze Age in Jezirah: a Parallel between Tell Mozan and Tell Barri Ceramic Sequences
No full textDespite recent archeological efforts in this field, one of the difficulties in comprehending the period of transition between the Early and the Middle Bronze age in the Syrian Jezirah, is the still inadequate calibration of compared ceramic sequences. This paper will offer a synchronic analysis of unpublished ceramic evidence provided from Tell Mozan and Tell Barri excavations. In particular, diagnostic types in relation to the different provenance contexts will be stressed in order to give a contribution towards the building up of a chronological framework at a regional level
Uşaklı Höyük Kazıları, yeni sonuçlar/Archaeological excavations at Uşaklı Höyük, new results/Scavi a Uşaklı Höyük. Risultati recenti
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Un servito da tavola con cervi e stambecchi. La ceramica in stile Alişar IV dal sito di Uşaklı Höyük, in Anatolia Centrale
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