HYBRIDITY OF STYLES: IRON AGE POTTERY FROM SIRKELI HÖYÜK

Abstract

The recent series of excavations at Sirkeli Höyük has provided a well-stratified pottery sequence from domestic contexts of
the Early and Middle Iron Ages. In terms of decoration, style and shape repertoire, the pottery shows many connections with
neighboring as well as with more distant regions, including Anatolia, the Northern Levant, Upper Mesopotamia, the Aegean
world and, in particular, Cyprus. This paper presents a pottery assemblage from excavation sector D at Sirkeli Höyük that
reflects both the site’s many different contacts, and its local traditions. It shows that new inputs had a continuous influence on
local pottery and led to a blend of various styles.