Painted Pottery From Hacilar

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This handmade pottery from Hacilar was painted with bold geometric designs. The lower part is still covered by incrustation. Buff ware. Possibly from Hacilar, South-Western Turkey. Early Chalcolithic (Copper) Age, 6000-5500 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 24). Painted Pottery From Hacilar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9555/painted-pottery-from-hacilar/

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