RT Article
T1 A Specialized Ceramic Assemblage for Water Pulling: The Middle Chalcolithic Well of Tel Tsaf, Israel
JF Bulletin of ASOR
IS 374
SP 61
OP 73
A1 Streit, Katharina
A1 Garfinḳel, Yosef 1956-
LA English
PB The University of Chicago Press
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1577298497
AB The authors explore aspects of a well uncovered at Tel Tsaf, Israel, dating to the Middle Chal-colithic Period, ca. 4800 cal B.C. The well was uncovered in close proximity to the settlement of Tel Tsaf, shedding light on the hydraulic technology of the community. An exceptionally rich assemblage of complete vessels has been found in situ at the bottom of the shaft. The ceramics show two distinct typological features uncommon to other assemblages of the Middle Chalcolithic: double paired handles and the so-called beakers, a new ceramic shape dominant in this assemblage. We argue that the ceramic assemblage comprises task-specific vessel shapes designed for drawing water from a well. The examples from Tel Tsaf are currently the earliest of their kind.
K1 BEAKERS (Tableware)
K1 Ceramics
K1 COPPER Age pottery
K1 Middle Chalcolithic
K1 SHAFTS (Excavations)
K1 Technology
K1 Radiocarbon dating
K1 Southern Levant
K1 Wells
DO 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.374.0061