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 hard...

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Main Authors: Maria Thaís Crepaldi Affonso, Ernest Pernicka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 2000-10-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
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Online Access:http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue9/affonso_index.html