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Prof. Dr. Nuran Şahin'e Armağan Kitabı 'EPIPHANEIA' A Festschrift for Prof. Dr. Nuran Şahin from her Colleagues, Friends and Former Students, 2018

COLLOQUIA ANTIQUA 19, ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL WESTERN ANATOLIA: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN CERAMIC STUDIES, In Memoriam Prof. Crawford H. Greenewalt Jr., Proceedings of the Second KERAMOS International Conference at Ege University, Izmir, 3–5 June, 2015., 2018

Arrowheads from Klaros The arrowheads presented here covers the offerings dedicated by the visit... more Arrowheads from Klaros

The arrowheads presented here covers the offerings dedicated by the visitors of sanctuary
and the findings of the destruction layer. The arrowheads which are represented with
different types in several sites in Anatolia, Near East and Greece, were used in a long time
due to their functional purposes; for this reason, it has been problematic to date them. The
arrowheads from Klaros are not only compared typologically with the examples from
different sites but are also evaluated through their context. In this article, it is aimed to make
a contribution to the studies about the typology and the dating of arrowheads by means of the
Klaros examples, most of which are not previously published and display a range of different
types. These arrowheads, which are made of various materials such as bone, bronze, gilded
bronze and copper were presented as dedicatious to the sanctuary in between the
Submycenean Period and the late 4th. century B.C. It seems likely that, at least some of them,
were the remnants of a destruction which occured in the second half of the 7th. century B.C.

Bilgin Kültür Sanat Yayınları, 2015

Among the many researchers working on East Greek kotylai, the views of J. N. Coldstream and the ... more Among the many researchers working on East Greek kotylai, the views of J. N. Coldstream and the
classification system he established have been agreed on up to now. Nevertheless, examples of different
types which have been retrieved from Ionia and Karia in recent years reveal decorations differing from
those of standard kotylai and thus contribute to the present classification system. The new examples also
indicate that kotyle production must have existed even before the Nestor cup which, dating to 730–720 BC,
had been accepted as the earliest four-paneled kotyle. The aim of this preliminary report about the kotylai
found at recent excavations in Klaros is to attempt to approach the classification and dating of kotylai
differently in consideration of the new pieces.

Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée, TMO 65, Oct 30, 2014

Protogeometric pottery retrieved from recent excavations in Claros proves that there was an unint... more Protogeometric pottery retrieved from recent excavations in Claros proves that there was an uninterrupted transitional period between the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. With respect to the chronology and variety of forms of Protogeometric pottery it is an important group of finds, since it also shows that all stages of the Protogeometric period are represented in Claros.
The pottery found in the inner filling of the circular altar and in its vicinity was most probably brought to the sanctuary by deputations or single visitors as offerings to the god; they were brought along or purchased from nearby places as offerings but also for the purpose of dining at the sanctuary. Since Claros was an important sanctuary which attracted many visitors from different regions, a great variety of shape, decoration and provenience of the pottery can be observed. In this respect the Clarian finds do not only provide valuable information about the chronology and stylistic character of Protogeometric pottery but also of the early stages of the cult practiced in Claros.

Excavation Reports by Onur Zunal

Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2019

Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2014

Talks by Onur Zunal

East of the Hellenistic Apollon Clarios Sanctuary, three altars with differently shaped bases hav... more East of the Hellenistic Apollon Clarios Sanctuary, three altars with differently shaped bases have been discovered, which were in use since the Early Iron Age and throughout the Archaic Period. The pottery and metal objects recovered at these altars dedicated to Apollo are of great importance for our understanding of the beginning of the cult in Claros as they raise the question about their ritual functions.

Among the pottery found at the altars, besides vessel forms of everyday use which we encounter in inhabited areas, there are also vessels particularly made for the sanctuaries and for different purposes. The objective of this report is to discuss the probable functions of the pottery forms and metal finds subject to this study. Based on the statistical evaluation of each pottery example, the ritual function of the form will be discussed; the metal objects will be used as validating elements to facilitate interpretation.

Books by Onur Zunal