Archaeological and Archaeometric Investigations of Acemhoyuk Faience and Frit Artefacts

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DARDENİZ ARIKAN G., Oztan A.

BELLETEN, cilt.84, sa.301, ss.837-886, 2020 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 84 Sayı: 301
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.37879/belleten.2020.837
  • Dergi Adı: BELLETEN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, L'Année philologique, American History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.837-886
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acemhoyuk, Colony Period, Early Bronze Age, faience, colourants, EARLY BRONZE-AGE, EGYPTIAN FAIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, COLOR, BEADS, BLUE
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigates the faience and frit artefacts of Acemhoyuk (Aksaray, Turkey) dated to the Early Bronze Age and Assyrian Trading Colonies Period, when vitreous materials were among the rare materials within Anatolia and its neighbouring regions. The chemical compositions and use of colourants are determined with the aid of portable X-ray fluorescence (p-XRF). Archaeometric analysis demonstrates the use of copper and manganese for blue and black colours, respectively. The results of the elemental analysis suggest at least two different workshops for the Acemhoyuk vitreous materials. The archaeological and archaeometric data strongly support the existence of an Anatolian workshop for vitreous materials in the early Second Millennium BC.