Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction The Early Bronze Age in Western Anatolia
  • Chronology and Regional Survey
  • Architecture, Settlement, and Sociopolitical Organization
  • Material Culture
  • Conclusion
  • References Cited
  • Part I Chronology and Regional Survey
  • Chapter One Certain Issues of the Western Anatolian Early Bronze Age Awaiting Solutions
  • Issues Concerning Chronology and Dating
  • Determination of the Beginning of the Early Bronze Age
  • Determination of the Beginning of the Early Bronze Age III Period
  • Issues Concerning the Central Anatolian EBA Chronology
  • The Issues to be Solved in the Context of Cultural and Political Development of the Region
  • Terminology Problems
  • References Cited
  • Chapter Two Çivril Plain in the Transition Period from the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age
  • Introduction
  • Beycesultan in the Process of Transition from the Early Bronze Age to the Middle Bronze Age
  • Çivril Plain Survey
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References Cited
  • Chapter Three Survey of Kanlitaş Mound and Its Environs (Eskisehir/Inonu): The Settlements and Pottery of the Early Bronze Age
  • Introduction
  • The Settlements and Pottery of Early Bronze Age
  • Conclusion
  • References Cited
  • Chapter Four A Look at the Process of Transition from the Chalcolithic Age to the Early Bronze Age in Central Western Anatolia in Light of New Data
  • Introduction
  • The Late Chalcolithic Age
  • The Late Period of the Late Chalcolithic Age
  • Pottery of the Late Period
  • Bowls with Interior Thickened Rims
  • Carinated Bowls
  • Bowls with Plastic Lugs
  • Small Short-Necked Jars
  • Lids
  • Beak-Spouted Jugs
  • Tripod Vessels
  • White Painted Decoration
  • Pattern-Burnished Decoration, Cheese-Pots, and Horned Handles
  • Miscellaneous
  • Early Period of Early Bronze Age I
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References Cited
  • Chapter Five Northwest Anatolian Influences on Early Bronze Age Cultures of Gökçeada (Imbros)-Yenibademli Höyük
  • Introduction
  • Cultural Sequence of the Mound
  • Early Bronze Age II Culture
  • Pottery Industry
  • Evaluation and Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References Cited
  • Chapter Six A New Contribution to the Western Anatolia Early Bronze Age Chronology: Volute Vessels
  • Introduction
  • Distribution Area and Chronology of the Volute Vessels
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note
  • References Cited
  • Catalogue
  • Chapter Seven Küllüoba Early Bronze Age III Pottery
  • Conclusion
  • References Cited
  • Chapter Eight The Figurine/Idol Types of Western Anatolia in the Early Bronze Age and Their Relationship with Cultural Regions
  • The Troy-Yortan Cultural Region
  • The Bithynian Cultural Region
  • The Phyrigian Cultural Region
  • The Büyük Menderes-Upper Porsuk Cultural Region
  • The Lycian-Pisidian Cultural Region