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A Decorated Bone ‘Spatula’ from Göbekli Tepe. On the Pitfalls of Iconographic Interpretations of Early Neolithic Art
- Author(s):
- Oliver Dietrich (see profile) , Jens Notroff (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology
- Subject(s):
- Archaeology, Antiquities, Prehistoric, Art, Prehistoric
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Göbekli Tepe, Neolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Prehistoric archaeology, Prehistoric art
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6M662
- Abstract:
- In 2011 a special object was discovered at Göbekli Tepe in one of the excavation trenches in the tell´s northwestern depression. The artefact was described preliminarily as a ‘spatula’ made from a rib bone. It measures 5.3 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm and carries a carved depiction that is only partially preserved. The image is unclear, however the upper part features two hatched T-shaped forms, one of which is completely preserved, the other only fragmentarily. These T-shapes rapidly led to associations with Göbekli Tepe´s most prominent architectural feature, the T-shaped pillars. The contribution discusses the likelihood of such an interpretation.
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- Published as:
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
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