The World of Figurines in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Aegean: The case of Uğurlu Höyük on Gökçeada (Imbros) (International)

This book studies the corpus of figurines recovered from the Neolithic - Chalcolithic settlement of Uğurlu Höyük on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros) in the northeastern Aegean. Bringing together different strands of investigation about how they were produced, what they were meant to depict, and where they were used, the authors question in whose image these statuettes were created and why. Drawing parallels between contemporary figurine assemblages from the Eastern Mediterranean, the results challenge some of the common assumptions regarding the role these objects played in prehistoric belief systems, and instead explore the alternative ways in which the local, regional, mundane, and the sacred were weaved together in an island community more than 7,000 years ago. The World of Figurines in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic AegeanHASAN Contents List of Figures List of Tables Abstract 1. Approaching Figurines in Time and Space 1.1 Archaeological Debates About Figurines 1.2 Methodology and Organisation of this Study 2. The Prehistoric Site of Uğurlu Höyük in Regional Context 2.1 The Island of Gökçeada (Imbros) 2.2 Uğurlu Höyük 2.2.1 Occupation Phases of Uğurlu Höyük 3. Articulating the Figurine Assemblage of Uğurlu Höyük 3.1 Analyses of the Figurines 3.1.1 Raw Materials 3.1.2 Manufacture 3.1.3 Decoration 3.1.4 Fragmentation 3.1.5 Discard and Context 3.1.6 Typology 3.2 Figurine Related Finds 3.2.1 Possible Inserted Heads 3.2.2 Ceramic Sherds with Anthropomorphic Features 3.2.3 Anthropomorphic / Zoomorphic Pottery Handles 3.2.4 Pottery Feet 3.2.5 Anthropomorphic Stone Vessels 3.2.6 Foot-Shaped Worked Stones 3.2.7 Eared-Pots and Polypod Vessels 4. Synthesis, Comparisons, and Discussion 4.1 The World of Uğurlu Höyük Figurines 4.2 Figured Interactions Around the Aegean 4.2.1 Phase VI 4.2.2 Phase V 4.2.3 Phase IV 4.2.4 Phase III 4.2.5 Phase II-III Transition and Phase II 4.3 Figurines in Context: Comparisons with Selected Sites 4.3.1 Hacılar 4.3.2 Franchthi 4.3.3 Hamangia 4.4 Social Functions of the Figurines in Uğurlu Höyük and Beyond 4.4.1 Typology 4.4.2 Fragmentation and Distribution 4.4.3 Heads, Sockets, and Insertions 4.4.4 Raw Materials and Materiality 4.4.5 Themes 4.4.6 Local and Regional Context 4.4.7 Figurines and Burials 4.4.8 Figurines and Pottery 4.4.9 Figurines, Ritual, and Society at Uğurlu Höyük 5. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix A. Catalogue of Figurines from Uğurlu Höyük A1: Photographs A2: Drawings A3: Supplementary Information Appendix B. Catalogue of Figurine Related Finds from Uğurlu Höyük B1: Possible Inserted Heads B2: Ceramic Sherds with Anthropomorphic Features B3: Anthropomorphic / Zoomorphic Pottery Handles B4: Pottery ‘Feet’ B5: Anthropomorphic Stone Vessels B6: Foot-Shaped Worked Stones Appendix C. Sources Used in the Comparative Maps This title studies the corpus of figurines recovered from the Neolithic - Chalcolithic settlement of Ugurlu Höyük on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros) in the northeastern Aegean. Bringing together different strands of investigation about how they were produced, what they were meant to depict, and where they were used, the authors question in whose image these statuettes were created and why This title studies the corpus of figurines recovered from the Neolithic - Chalcolithic settlement of Ugurlu Höyük on the island of Gökc+ʹeada (Imbros) in the northeastern Aegean. Bringing together different strands of investigation about how they were produced, what they were meant to depict, and where they were used, the authors question in whose image these statuettes were created and why