A mosaic floor from the Late Bronze Age building II of Uşaklı Höyük, central Turkey

A mosaic floor from the Late Bronze Age building II of Uşaklı Höyük, central Turkey

Excavations undertaken at Uşaklı Höyük in Turkey during 2018 revealed a mosaic stone floor associated with a large building of Hittite date. This unique discovery raises new questions about the origin of mosaic flooring in Near Eastern public architecture of this period.

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Veröffentlicht in:Antiquity 2019-12, Vol.93 (372), Article e36
1. Verfasser: D'Agostino, Anacleto
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Archaeology
Architecture
Bronze Age
Discovery
Excavation
Flooring
Hittite
Iron Age
Mosaic art
Stone
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Zusammenfassung:Excavations undertaken at Uşaklı Höyük in Turkey during 2018 revealed a mosaic stone floor associated with a large building of Hittite date. This unique discovery raises new questions about the origin of mosaic flooring in Near Eastern public architecture of this period.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.15184/aqy.2019.181