Oylum Höyük otc boyali seramiginin syro-kilikya, levant ve habur boyali seramik kulturleri cercevesinde degerlendirilmesi

Oylum Höyük, located on the coast of Akpınar River in modern Kilis region, is an important mound, which give several finds belonging to North Syria, Mesopotamia and Anatolia. As a consequence of its advantaged position, Oylum has been inhabited from at least from the 4th millennium BC. to Hellenistic period.Oylum Höyük being a part of the second millennium trade traffic, has a decorated ceramic assemblage used to comprehend the relations and distinctions among the cultures.In the preparation of this thesis, the main intend is to study the parallelism between Oylum painted examples and other 2nd millennium BC decorated ceramic traditions, e.g. Khabur, Syro-Cilician, and Levantine Painted ware. The results may be helpful to establish the identification of the Middle Bronze Age painted ceramic groups of Oylum and to comprehend the cultural characteristics of the settlement in this period.