Late Chalcolithic Striped Ware Handle Sherd
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Late Chalcolithic Striped Ware Handle Sherd
Late Chalcolithic5800 BCE-4500 BCE
Clay
1 1/2 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2009.14.143
Other Number(s):
A 1163 (Site No.)
Geography:
Asia, Turkey, Tarsus
Classification:
Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Sherds
Culture/Nationality:
Prehistoric Anatolian
Collection:
Tarsus Excavation
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- Anatolian - Refers to the culture and styles that developed in antiquity in the geographical area of modern Turkey.
- Chalcolithic - Refers to the period and culture associated with the transitional phase between the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. It is characterized by the hammering, melting, and casting of copper for ornaments and tools, and is distinguished from Bronze Age technologies in that the copper was typically not or only seldomly combined with tin or other metal in an alloy, and stone tools were used at the same time as metal ones. Chalcolithic cultures developed at different times in different parts of the world, ranging from early sporadic use of copper around 7,000 BCE in the Near East to established use by around 1,900 BCE in Britain.
- handles - Those portions of, or attachments to, objects that are designed to be grasped by the hand.
- sherds - Limited to fragments of pottery or glass.
- stripes - Long, narrow bands, typically of a different color.
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