Geomorphology and Late Holocene morphogenesis of Tchinguiz Tepe hill (Old Termez, Uzbekistan, Central Asia)

Corral, A. Sánchez del; Thum, Hubert

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2012.06.033

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“…Although a deeper geological study is needed to identify the source(s) of the raw materials procured by ancient potters, the petrographic data is in agreement with the geological environment (Sánchez del Corral and Thum ). Kampyr Tepe is located on the south‐western limit of the Surkhan Darya valley.…”

Section: Pottery Analysismentioning

confidence: 84%

Tableware in the Hellenistic Tradition from the City of Kampyr Tepe in Ancient Bactria (Uzbekistan)

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Slipped and unslipped wares from Kampyr Tepe dated to the Hellenistic–Seleucid and Greco‐Bactrian periods stylistically resemble tableware from the Greek tradition. Since two pottery workshops have been recovered at the site, the aim is to shed light on the provenance and the production and consumption patterns of the tableware, as well as on the degree of technological influence from Hellenistic–Mediterranean traditions. The archaeometric characterization, consisting of thin‐section petrography, XRF, XRD and SEM–EDS analysis, was performed on 44 wares and three unfired locally made pondera, which were used as reference local elemental patterns. The study demonstrated the local origin of most of the wares, which were produced using a similar clay paste, following standardized techniques in modelling and firing, while surface treatments appear to be more diversified.

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Tableware in the Hellenistic Tradition from the City of Kampyr Tepe in Ancient Bactria (Uzbekistan)

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“…The floodplain on which ancient Termez was located has an almost flat topography (mean altitude 300 m), although its physiography includes some hills that provide evidence of the area's geology (Figure ). The geomorphological units identified are organized as follows (Sánchez Del Corral & Thum, ): The recent fluvial domain of Amu Darya‐Surkhan Darya, which divides into two surfaces: S1 (altitude ~307 m) and S2 (between 300 and 292 m). S1 comprises the remains of the northern sector together with Kara Tepe, Tchingiz Tepe, and part of Rabat.…”

Section: Natural Landscape and Geological Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The depression comprises a Hercynian basement, with Precambrian‐Paleozoic high‐grade metamorphic rocks cropping out mostly along the orogenic margins, and Permian‐Triassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks to the north, east and south (e.g., Bourgeois, Cobbold, Rouby, & Thomas, ; Leith & Alvarez, ; Nikolaev, ; Yachminnikov & Nikolaev, ). The filling of the Afghan‐Tajik Depression includes mainly Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments that have undergone several deformation episodes as a consequence of the indentation of the Pamir into the Asian continent when India and Asia collided (see Figure in Sánchez Del Corral & Thum, ). The Mesozoic‐Cenozoic sedimentary cover comprises a lower (Pre‐Molasse) assemblage deposited between the Jurassic and Eocene‐Oligocene, and an upper (Molasse) assemblage belonging to the Miocene and Pliocene (Nikolaev, ; Sánchez Del Corral & Thum, ; Yachminnikov & Nikolaev, ).…”

Section: Natural Landscape and Geological Backgroundmentioning

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Assessing Hellenistic to nomadic cultural patterns through pottery in ancient Termez, Uzbekistan

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We present the archaeological contextualization and the archaeometric characterization of slipped and nonslipped tableware and common wares from Termez in south Uzbekistan. The aims are, first, to evaluate the manufacture of pottery in the city and region (ancient Bactria) after the conquest of Alexander the Great in the late 4th century B.C. so as to detect Hellenistic Mediterranean influences, and, second, to investigate the evolution in pottery manufacturing following the arrival of the Yuezhi nomadic tribes in the mid‐2nd century B.C. X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray diffraction, and thin‐section analyses were performed on vessels and on various local raw materials to examine the provenance and the technological processes involved in production (raw materials procurement and processing, shaping, and firing). Surface treatments were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy equipped with an energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectrometer. The study reveals that all the analyzed wares are local/regional wheel‐thrown products, suggesting a high degree of technological standardization in the procurement and processing of raw materials in the period considered. The main difference between the two pottery traditions concerns the shape of the vessels, pointing to new consumption patterns after the nomadic invasion.

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“…These sediments, together with the successions of clayey, silty and sandy layers, constitute the stratigraphic sequence of this mound. Along with the northern and southern hills, they correspond to the southernmost Cenozoic outcrops of the Surkhan Darya depression where Termez is located (Sánchez del Corral and Thum , 90–1, fig. ).…”

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“…The Cretaceous and Palaeocene outcrops are composed of clays, gypsum, sandstones, anhydrite, dolomite and marls (suprasalt sediments), while the Eocene and Oligocene sediments are formed by clays, sandstone, limestone and marls. The Miocene deposits from the Molasse correspond to clays, gypsum, sandstones, siltstones and conglomerates, while conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones and clays from the Pliocene lie discordantly over these materials (Sánchez del Corral and Thum , 91).…”

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Pottery Production in the Buddhist Communities in Central Asia: The Kushan-Sassanian Pottery Workshop of Kara Tepe (Termez, Uzbekistan)

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We present the first full archaeometrical study of Kushan‐Sassanian pottery from the Buddhist monastic complexes at Kara Tepe (Termez, Uzbekistan), recovered both in the pottery workshop and in the monastery, using a combination of analytical methods (XRF, XRD, SEM–EDS and OM). The study allowed the identification of the reference group, the correspondent fabric, the raw materials used for its productions, some of the technological processes involved in manufacture and several weathering processes. All the results confirm that the kiln was supplying the religious community of the monastery with pottery, made using local raw materials, and highlight the possibility that the kiln could have supplied the nearby monastic complexes, where no kilns have been found. Further archaeological evidence indicates the existence of specialized potters working itinerantly at the broader Bactrian area.

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Geomorphology and Late Holocene morphogenesis of Tchinguiz Tepe hill (Old Termez, Uzbekistan, Central Asia)

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Tableware in the Hellenistic Tradition from the City of Kampyr Tepe in Ancient Bactria (Uzbekistan)

Tableware in the Hellenistic Tradition from the City of Kampyr Tepe in Ancient Bactria (Uzbekistan)

Assessing Hellenistic to nomadic cultural patterns through pottery in ancient Termez, Uzbekistan

Pottery Production in the Buddhist Communities in Central Asia: The Kushan-Sassanian Pottery Workshop of Kara Tepe (Termez, Uzbekistan)

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