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THE FINAL STAGE OF NINEVITE 5 POTTERY: MORPHOLOGICAL TYPES, TECHNOLOGY AND DIACHRONIC ANALYSIS FROM TELL ARBID (NORTH-EAST SYRIA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2016

Anna Smogorzewska
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Abstract

This paper presents major trends in pottery development in the final Ninevite 5 period, which corresponds to the final EJZ 2 period in the Syrian Jezirah. This discussion is based primarily on a pottery assemblage from Tell Arbid, a site in north-east Syria. The pottery was recovered from a dwelling quarter (Area D), where both final Ninevite 5 (final EJZ 2) and post-Ninevite 5 (EZJ 3) occupation were recognized. Excavations at Tell Arbid have provided new data regarding the late Ninevite 5 pottery repertoire and its internal development. Morphological types of vessels and their technology are discussed at length. Major traits of the final Ninevite 5 pottery are recognized and defined, including pottery “index fossils” as well as some less distinct pottery types. Chronological variability of pottery types has also been traced, special attention being given to continuity and changes in pottery production between final Ninevite 5 and post-Ninevite 5 (EJZ 3) periods. A trend toward standardization visible in the final Ninevite 5 pottery development is related to political and economic factors in the Syrian Jezirah at this time.

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IRAQ , Volume 78 , December 2016 , pp. 175 - 214
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Copyright © The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2016 

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