Grooved Pottery of the Lake Van Basin: A Stratigraphical and Chronological Assessment

Authors : Erkan Konyar

Pages : 105-127

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Publication Date : 2005-06-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The grooved pottery takes its name from the horizontal grooves between the rim and the shoulder of the vessel. It is found in a wide area, extending from the Malatya-Elaz›¤ region in the west to Lake Urmia in the east, and from Armenia in the north to the middle Euphrates region in the south fig.1 . In this vast area, Elaz›¤-Malatya region, Upper Tigris Valley, Northeast Anatolia, Van basin, South Caucasia, and North-western Iran are distinguished by their peculiar examples of grooved ware. The dating of the grooved pottery in Van basin is generally based on the context and chronology of the examples from Elaz›¤-Malatya and Northwestern Iran. In this respect, it is useful to discuss briefly the Early Iron Age levels of the settlements and cemeteries in this wide geography, and the term "grooved pottery” itself as well.
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