Pottery recovered from Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic age settlements in Uşak province

The findings obtained as a result of the research carried out in the light of the Uşak Protohistoric Period Survey Project (UPDAP) led to the acquisition of very important information in terms of the Protohistoric period for the region covering the Merkez and Banaz districts in the province of Uşak. The main subject in this thesis study is UPDAP Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period pottery. Uşak province, which is one of the important centers in the Inner West Anatolia region, is entirely deprived of information about the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods. While studies continue to be carried out intensively for the same period in neighboring regions, especially in Western Anatolia and the Lakes region, it is tried to obtain information with the findings obtained about the said period with the few studies carried out for the Innerwestern Anatolia region. General information about the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period pottery is determined according to the thesis; They are in the form of handmade, red paste, red slipped, dark surface, cream slipped and coarse ware groups. Accordingly, they are divided into typologies as open vessels, closed vessels, and other vessels. Generally, it can be stated that monochrome and organic additives are seen rarely, and inorganic additives are rarely-medium-intensive density. After its internal evaluation, its relation with neighboring regions was searched, and answers were sought regarding the period as mentioned earlier range in the region by blending similar and different features.