Finds 1832

Main Information
Finds ID 1832
Site Tepecik-Çiftlik
Area ID 759 settlement
Research event
Finds type pottery
Small finds category None
Small finds type
Botany species
Animal remains species
Animal remains completeness None
Animal remains part
Lithics technology
Lithics industry
Lithics cores and preparation
Lithics retouched tools
Lithics unretouched tools
Lithics raw material
Obsidian None
Obsidian amount None
Pottery form
Pottery detail
Pottery decoration Black burnished
Incised
Red slipped
Pottery type None
Amount
Material
Confidence None
Comment Especially in Level 3 upper phase the organic tempered paste increases to 35-40%. Mica inclusions appear together with thin vegetal temper, e.g. on highly burnished Black Burnished ware. The previous chevron decor is replaced by incisions, e.g. on large open pots or hole-mouthed pots. Red slipped ware increases, and 2 different sorts of slip occur: either coarse reddish slip, or a thin close to purplish red, both fired under highly oxidizing conditions; dark surfaced vessels and Black Burnished vessels were fired under reducing conditions; the coiling method is almost gone in Level 3 and only used to shape rims or necks; there is a larger variety in techniques than before: pinching (for simple shapes), slab building or beating to shape larger vessels. at the very end of Level 3, incised geometric decor occurs;
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