ON SOME SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE AGE CERAMIC 'WARES' AND STYLES

Studies on pottery of the south Levantine Early Bronze Age (Early Bronze Ages I, II and III) often use terms such as 'wares' to designate specific types of ceramics identified with regional and chronological niches in the archaeological record. While some such designations appear to be val...

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Published in:Palestine exploration quarterly 2012-03, Vol.144 (1), p.5-32
Main Author: Braun, Eliot
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abydos Ware
Ancient civilizations of the near east
Art and archaeology
Early Bronze Age Pottery
Erani C
General documentation
Generalities
Grey Burnished Ware
Mesopotamia and Near East
Metallic Ware
Organisation of research
Pottery Styles
Research principies
Synthesis
Typology and technology
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Summary:Studies on pottery of the south Levantine Early Bronze Age (Early Bronze Ages I, II and III) often use terms such as 'wares' to designate specific types of ceramics identified with regional and chronological niches in the archaeological record. While some such designations appear to be valid, as they refer to groups of objects defined by very specific parameters, others represent broad categories with poorly defined parameters. This paper presents a proposal for some specifically defined groups, traditions of ceramic production called 'wares' and 'styles', with indications of their temporal and regional distributions. It further suggests abandon- ing some commonly used designations that offer too little specificity, thus making them less than useful for archaeological research and discussion.
ISSN:0031-0328
1743-1301
DOI:10.1179/003103212X13177220555442