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The vessels of locus 609

Carinated collared pot with painted decoration; Late Neolithic I (c. 4900 BC).A group of three ceramic vessels were found on the floor of a Late Neolithic I room, near a domestic oven and a platform where other utensils were arranged. Two of the vessels are closed with narrow neck and a vertical handle, and clearly look like serving vessels (jugs); the third one is an open bowl, probably made for serving or consuming food. At the moment of destruction, however, all three contained objects related to craft activities: the bowl and one of the jugs contained stone- and bone-tools, as well as a shell bead, probably in the process of being finished or retouched. The other vase was half-full of powdered ochre, ready to be used for painting. Thus, these vessels, originally made for a different purpose, could have been appropriated as “toolboxes” for a craftsman living in the house.





Two carinated collared pots and one bowl as they were found (1995 excavation) in a Late Neolithic I house (c. 4900 BC).Bowl containing stone- and bone-tools, from locus 609; Late Neolithic (c. 4900 BC).

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