Abstract
Khizanaant Gora is a settlement in the core region ofthe Kura-Araxes phenomenon that exhibits a continuous sequence which bridges the transition from Kura-Araxes I (c. 3300 - 2900 BCE) to Kura-Araxes II (c. 2900 -2500 BCE), making it a key site for identifying the evolution of the tradition. Comparative technological analysis of the pottery assemblages of Khizanaant Gora and Kura-Araxes settlements in Caucasus, Anatolia and the Levant, providing insight into relations between producers, users, pots and the environment, can be a key to understanding how the culture was maintained over time and space. Using visual observations, experimental work and microscopic analysis, we describe the Kura-Araxes ceramic paradigm.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Systemizing the Past |
| Subtitle of host publication | Papers in Near Eastern and Caucasian Archaeology Dedicated to Pavel S. Avetisyan on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday |
| Publisher | Archaeopress |
| Pages | 172-188 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781803273938 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781803273921 |
| State | Published - 2 Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- Ceramic technology
- Chaîne opératoire analysis
- Khizanaant Gora
- Knowledge distribution and authorization
- Kura-Araxes
- Optical mineralogy
- Raw materials
- Technological principles
