The state of dark-faced wares in the Turkish Eastern Mediterranean on the light of the Domuztepe data

Domuztepe Settlement was researched by an American-British team between 1993 and 2013. It has been researched by Halil Tekin from Hacettepe University since 2014. It is one of the largest mounds dated to the Late Neolithic period. During the studies that is conducted in the area, five building levels dating back to the Late Neolithic were identified. During the 2014-2023 seasons the main subject of the study is the Dark Faced Ware recovered from these five building levels. The Dark Faced Pottery, which are distinctly differentiated from the other pottery groups due to their paste and surface color, contain intense mineral inclusions. The origin point of these pottery is generally accepted as the Syrian-Cilicia region, and Domuztepe is one of the most important representatives in the Eastern Mediterranean of Turkey. Dark Faced Pottery, one of the significant pottery groups of the Late Neolithic Period, have an important numerical rate at Domuztepe. The Dark Faced Pottery evaluated within the scope of this thesis are generally composed of bowl and jar types; the bowls are divided into five types and the jars into three types. The samples belonging to each type have been analyzed through macroscopic observations and decoration, surface and paste characteristics have been taken into consideration. As a result of these detailed examinations, Domuztepe Dark Faced Pottery were compared with the related pottery of contemporary settlements and similarities and differences were tried to be determined. With these data revealing both the local character of Domuztepe and its relations with the settlements in the region, the position of Domuztepe in the Eastern Mediterranean of Turkey has been clarified through the Dark Faced Pottery.