Canhasan Sites 2: Canhasan 1: The Pottery (British Institute at Ankara Monograph, #32)

by David French

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The excavations at Canhasan Höyök I in the Konya plain of central Turkey revealed a series of settlements running through the Chalcolithic period (c.5500-3000 BC). The pottery from the site, much of it of types previously unknown or not found elsewhere in stratified contexts, is of fundamental importance for an understanding of this period in Anatolia. In this volume, Dr French, the excavator of Canhasan and for many years director of the British Institute at Ankara, carefully and concisely presents both the plain and decorated wares, with detailed descriptions of their characteristic fabrics, shapes and decoration. There is a...Read more
  • ISBN10 1898249164
  • ISBN13 9781898249160
  • Publish Date 15 August 2005
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 296
  • Language English