Pre-Pottery Neolithic clay figurines from Nevali Çori, Turkey
A mineralogical and chemical study of clay figurines excavated in Turkey is presented with the aim of characterising the raw materials used and to suggest possible provenances. These figurines may be amongst the earliest examples of fired clay, and the suggestion of the use of pyrotechnology to har...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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Oct 24 2000
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Internet archaeology
Year: 2000, Volume: 9, Pages: 1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1363-5387 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue9/affonso_index.html
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| Author Notes: | Maria Thaís Crepaldi Affonso and Ernst Pernicka |
| Summary: | A mineralogical and chemical study of clay figurines excavated in Turkey is presented with the aim of characterising the raw materials used and to suggest possible provenances. These figurines may be amongst the earliest examples of fired clay, and the suggestion of the use of pyrotechnology to harden the clay is investigated. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 15.09.2026 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1363-5387 |