Güverci̇nkayasi the Black/Dark Burnished Pottery1: A General Overview

Orta Toroslarin Kuzey Sinirinda Geç Kalkoli̇ti̇ğe Geçi̇ş Süreci̇: Ubai̇d-İli̇şki̇li̇(?) Etki̇ler

“…Burada hem bu adlandırmayı kısaltmak hem de Fraktin Kabartması ile olası herhangi bir kavram karışıklığına mahal vermemek için "Fraktin Yanı" ismi kullanılmıştır. 33 Özgüç 1956;Gülçur 2004;Demirtaş 2017; 2018. 34 Goldman 1956: 75-76, fig.…”

“…Gülçur 2004;Hacar 2017; Hacar/Tektaş/Egeci/Johnson 2019.16 Hacar/Tektaş/Egeci/Johnson 2019; Hacar 2019.17 Hacar/Tektaş/Egeci/Johnson 2019.18 Hacar/Tektaş/Egeci/Johnson 2019.…”

Middle Chalcolithic expansion into the highlands of the north-central Taurus, south-western Cappadocia

“…Vessels obtained from these different settlements are quite similar in terms of production technique and shape. Shiny black burnishing and naturalistic or symbolic reliefs (cattle, goats, deer, dogs, snakes and stylised horns or eyebrows/eyes) applied to the outer surface are characteristic of Middle Chalcolithic pottery (Öztan 2002; Gülçur 2004).…”

“…The most detailed information on the western Cappadocian Middle Chalcolithic has been obtained from the excavations of Güvercinkayası (Aksaray-Gülağaç) and Köşkhöyük (Niğde-Bor) (Öztan 2002; Gülçur 2004) (Figure 1). The well-preserved levels of Köşkhöyük I and Güvercinkayası I–II are dated to the Middle Chalcolithic (5200–4800 BC) (Gülçur 2012).…”

Animals and inequality in Chalcolithic central Anatolia

“…The Middle Chalcolithic (MC), c. 5500-4500 BC, is characterized by a cultural discontinuity with the EC in Central Anatolia with the appearance of new forms of pottery, architecture, and settlement plans (Gülçur, 2004;Öztan, 2002). The few excavated MC settlements in the region exhibit internal variations in house size and storage capacity and some exhibit impressive fortification walls (Çaylı, 2009).…”