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Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Volume 2, 2018
134 6.3 Results of pottery classifi cation 6.3.1 Neolithic potsherds and four ware-types found in... more 134 6.3 Results of pottery classifi cation 6.3.1 Neolithic potsherds and four ware-types found in the 2012 season Eighteen Neolithic potsherds were recovered from Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe in the 2012 season. This is the largest sample size of all the seasons (2013: three sherds; 2014: six sherds; 2015: two sherds), despite the fact that the 2012 season's excavated area (only Square M10) was limited compared to that of other seasons. This sample size enabled the classifi cation of four ware-types in terms of pottery-making techniques. The descriptions of the 2012 season's diagnostic potsherds, shown via photographs and drawings, are presented in Table 6.1. Fine Ware The fi rst ware-type, defi ned by the 2012 season's potsherds, was Fine Ware (FW) (Fig. 6.1: 1-2). Two potsherds of this ware-type were discovered. Its fabric color ranges from orange, dull orange, and brownish gray to grayish brown (see Table 6.1 for details). This ware-type fabric is fi ne, and the inclusion of mica and brown minerals (0.1-0.5 mm in diameter) was confi rmed. This ware-type was fashioned using a coiling method. Both FW sherds were thin (approximately 8 mm in thickness) and belong to parts (neck and body parts) of a small jar. Regarding surface-treatment techniques, both samples are horizontally wet-smoothed on their interiors, but they have different treatments on their exterior surfaces. The exterior surface of the ware in Fig. 6.1: 1 was wet-smoothed and subsequently slipped (color: grayish yellow-brown); the exterior surface of the ware in Fig. 6.1: 2 was lightly burnished. These FW sherds are well-fi red. Traces of secondary fi ring were not found in the FW. In addition to these characteristics of the pottery-making techniques and vessel forms, only FW has painted decoration on its exterior. The paint is black or dark reddish-brown. The painted motifs are common for both sherds in that several bands (5-8 mm thick) are horizontally applied to the upper body. Then, the spaces between these bands are fi lled either with horizontal zigzag lines (Fig. 6.1: 1) or with oblique lines (Fig. 6.1: 2). As for the discovered FW contexts, the ware in Fig. 6.1: 1 was recovered from the soft ashy sediment of Level 2 in Square M10 (M10-14), while that in Fig. 6.1: 2 came from a large pit fi lled with ash in Level 2 of Square M10 (M10-58 and 60). Mineral-tempered Medium Ware The second ware-type defi ned in the 2012 season is Mineral-tempered Medium Ware (MMW), which includes brown or reddish-brown mineral inclusions (approximately 0.5-1.0 mm in diameter). The authors changed this ware-type's name from "mineral tempered common ware" to express the frequency of inclusions clearly. Only two sherds belonging to MMW were collected. No picture of this ware-type was presented in the 2012 season's report, so knowing its fabric color, preserved part, and vessel form is diffi cult. Faint burnishing is applied on its exterior surface, and its interior surface is wet-smoothed. MMW is well-fi red. The contexts and discovered levels of the MMW of the 2012 season were not reported, except for the information that it was discovered in the upper two levels. Mineral-tempered Coarse Ware The third ware-type is Mineral-tempered Coarse Ware (MCW) (Fig. 6.2: 2-4). Although this waretype was reportedly the most common of the four ware-types at Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe in the 2012 season, the exact number of MCW sherds has not been reported. This ware-type's fabric contains
The archaeological survey around Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali was initiated as part of the Syria-Japan joi... more The archaeological survey around Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali was initiated as part of the Syria-Japan joint project in the Bishri region (Directors: Katsuhiko Ohnuma and Ahmad Sultan), which investigates Bronze Age communities in the Middle Euphrates through a series of multi-disciplinary fieldwork involving archaeology, anthropology, and geology (Al-Maqdissi and Ohnuma 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011). Several seasons of excavations at Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali, approximately 50 km east of Raqqa, resulted in the recovery of sedentary occupations during the Early Bronze Age with some Middle Bronze Age burials (Hasegawa 2010). Our survey covers an area around Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali, up to ca. 10 km at the farthest, in an effort to recover prehistoric occupations and traces of land-use by Bronze Age inhabitants at Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali and two neighboring tells at Hammadin and Mugla as-Saghir (Fig. 1; Nishiaki et al. 2009, 2010, and 2011). The main objectives of the survey are 1) to establish the long-term o...
Y. Nishiaki & F. Guliyev (eds.), Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan. Archaeopress. Pp: 287–291., 2021
Y. Nishiaki & F. Guliyev (eds.), Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan. Archaeopress. Pp: 137–166., 2021
Y. Nishiaki & F. Guliyev (eds.), Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan. Archaeopress. Pp: 15–42., 2021
アダ・タガー・コヘン（編）『古代近東の国際社会における多様な文化 － 考古学および文献学によるアプローチ －』, 2021
Research on interregional networks during the Early Bronze Age in Northern Mesopotamia and Syria ... more Research on interregional networks during the Early Bronze Age in Northern Mesopotamia and Syria developed from the latter half of the twentieth century with large scale archaeological excavations in the region. Details of the politico-economic history, religious practices and cultural history in the region have been revealed not only by the archaeological finds but also by the study of the textual findings from urban sites such as those in Mari and Ebla. With an overwhelming number of archaeological finds representing the material culture, we can assume the state of interregional networks included small settlements. However, previous studies often dealt with large-scale networks relating to the exchange of luxury goods and unique/special finds, and sometimes overlooked small-scale interregional networks and their significance. This paper discusses the interregional network during the Early Bronze Age focusing on the case of the small site of Tell Ali al-Hajj on the Middle Euphrates.
天理大学附属天理参考館・天理図書館（編）『大航海時代へ—マルコ・ポーロが開いた世界—』, 2020
In F. Kulakoğlu, C. Michel, and G. Öztürk (eds.), Integrative Approaches to the Archaeology and History of Kültepe-Kaneš, Kültepe, 4–7 August, 2017, 2020
Archaeological Research in Asia, 2019
An increasing number of field investigations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have revealed th... more An increasing number of field investigations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have revealed that the Neolithic socio-economy in the Southern Caucasus had emerged by the early 8th millennium cal BP. Although this probably occurred during the expansion of the Southwest Asian Neolithic, the local hunter-gatherer societies might also have contributed to the establishment of the Caucasian Neolithic cultures. However, the absence of well-dated Mesolithic sites immediately preceding the earliest Neolithic has prevented this process from being discussed in detail. This paper reports the discovery of such evidence from the 2016–2017 excavations at the Damjili Cave in West Azerbaijan. Dated from the Mesolithic of the final 9th millennium cal BP, this discovery offers the first opportunity to compare a late Mesolithic cultural assemblage with the early 6th millennium Neolithic one to investigate the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Southern Caucasus. The new evidence highlights the need to understand the complex nature of Neolithization in the Southern Caucasus, apparently involving both continuity and replacement between the local Mesolithic and the incoming Neolithic socio-economies.
Prince of the Orient: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of H. I. H. Prince Takahito Mikasa, 2019
In: I. Nakata, Y. Nishiaki, T. Odaka, M. Yamada, and S. Yamada (eds.), Prince of the Orient: Anci... more In: I. Nakata, Y. Nishiaki, T. Odaka, M. Yamada, and S. Yamada (eds.), Prince of the Orient: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of H. I. H. Prince Takahito Mikasa, ORIENT Supplement I, pp: 1-19.
Archaeological Researches in Azerbaijan
Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Huseynov F.R., Zamanov O., Mammadov Y., Salimbayov Sh., Alakbarov V., K... more Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Huseynov F.R., Zamanov O., Mammadov Y., Salimbayov Sh., Alakbarov V., Kadowaki S., Arimatsu Y., Shimogama K., Akashi Ch., Hayakava Y., Miki T., Arai S. Archaeological Excavations at the Neolithic Sites of Göytepe and Haji Elemkhanli. In: Archaeological Investigations in Azerbaijan-2012. Baku, 2013: pp.309-328. (In Azerbaijani, summary in English and Russian)
Archaeological Researches in Azerbaijan-2013-2014, 2015
Guliyev F., Nishiaki Y., Huseynov F., Shimogama K., Nakata H., Gasimov P., Alakbarov V., Salimbey... more Guliyev F., Nishiaki Y., Huseynov F., Shimogama K., Nakata H., Gasimov P., Alakbarov V., Salimbeyov Sh., Abbasova S., Ahmedova V., Arai S. Archaeological Research on Ancient Settlement of Göytepe in 2013-2014. In: Archaeological Investigations in Azerbaijan-2013-2014. Baku, 2015: pp.354-360. (In Azerbaijani, summary in English and Russian)
Archaeological researches in Azerbaijan-2013-2014, 2015
Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Kadowaki S., Shimogama K., Alakbarov V., A.Salimbayov Sh., Mikki T., Ab... more Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Kadowaki S., Shimogama K., Alakbarov V., A.Salimbayov Sh., Mikki T., Abbasova E., Ohnishi K., Ahmedova V. Archaeological Research at Ancient Settlement of Haci Elamxanli Tepe in 2013-2014. In: Archaeological researches in Azerbaijan-2013-2014. Baku, 2015: pp.343-348. (In Azerbaijani, summary in English and Russian)
A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites, 2016
Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum, 2016
The most remarkable result is the exposure of virgin soil in Square 4BII, by which the entire Neo... more The most remarkable result is the exposure of virgin soil in Square 4BII, by which the entire Neolithic sequence at this mound can be now reconstructed. The sequence, covering a period of ca. 5750 to 5300 cal. BC and consisting of several phases in terms of architecture and material culture, is the finest Neolithic cultural sequence thus far defined in Azer-baijan. It gives us the first opportunity to examine the forma-tion and development processes of the Shomutepe culture with solid stratigraphic evidence.
Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Volume 2, 2018
134 6.3 Results of pottery classifi cation 6.3.1 Neolithic potsherds and four ware-types found in... more 134 6.3 Results of pottery classifi cation 6.3.1 Neolithic potsherds and four ware-types found in the 2012 season Eighteen Neolithic potsherds were recovered from Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe in the 2012 season. This is the largest sample size of all the seasons (2013: three sherds; 2014: six sherds; 2015: two sherds), despite the fact that the 2012 season's excavated area (only Square M10) was limited compared to that of other seasons. This sample size enabled the classifi cation of four ware-types in terms of pottery-making techniques. The descriptions of the 2012 season's diagnostic potsherds, shown via photographs and drawings, are presented in Table 6.1. Fine Ware The fi rst ware-type, defi ned by the 2012 season's potsherds, was Fine Ware (FW) (Fig. 6.1: 1-2). Two potsherds of this ware-type were discovered. Its fabric color ranges from orange, dull orange, and brownish gray to grayish brown (see Table 6.1 for details). This ware-type fabric is fi ne, and the inclusion of mica and brown minerals (0.1-0.5 mm in diameter) was confi rmed. This ware-type was fashioned using a coiling method. Both FW sherds were thin (approximately 8 mm in thickness) and belong to parts (neck and body parts) of a small jar. Regarding surface-treatment techniques, both samples are horizontally wet-smoothed on their interiors, but they have different treatments on their exterior surfaces. The exterior surface of the ware in Fig. 6.1: 1 was wet-smoothed and subsequently slipped (color: grayish yellow-brown); the exterior surface of the ware in Fig. 6.1: 2 was lightly burnished. These FW sherds are well-fi red. Traces of secondary fi ring were not found in the FW. In addition to these characteristics of the pottery-making techniques and vessel forms, only FW has painted decoration on its exterior. The paint is black or dark reddish-brown. The painted motifs are common for both sherds in that several bands (5-8 mm thick) are horizontally applied to the upper body. Then, the spaces between these bands are fi lled either with horizontal zigzag lines (Fig. 6.1: 1) or with oblique lines (Fig. 6.1: 2). As for the discovered FW contexts, the ware in Fig. 6.1: 1 was recovered from the soft ashy sediment of Level 2 in Square M10 (M10-14), while that in Fig. 6.1: 2 came from a large pit fi lled with ash in Level 2 of Square M10 (M10-58 and 60). Mineral-tempered Medium Ware The second ware-type defi ned in the 2012 season is Mineral-tempered Medium Ware (MMW), which includes brown or reddish-brown mineral inclusions (approximately 0.5-1.0 mm in diameter). The authors changed this ware-type's name from "mineral tempered common ware" to express the frequency of inclusions clearly. Only two sherds belonging to MMW were collected. No picture of this ware-type was presented in the 2012 season's report, so knowing its fabric color, preserved part, and vessel form is diffi cult. Faint burnishing is applied on its exterior surface, and its interior surface is wet-smoothed. MMW is well-fi red. The contexts and discovered levels of the MMW of the 2012 season were not reported, except for the information that it was discovered in the upper two levels. Mineral-tempered Coarse Ware The third ware-type is Mineral-tempered Coarse Ware (MCW) (Fig. 6.2: 2-4). Although this waretype was reportedly the most common of the four ware-types at Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe in the 2012 season, the exact number of MCW sherds has not been reported. This ware-type's fabric contains
The archaeological survey around Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali was initiated as part of the Syria-Japan joi... more The archaeological survey around Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali was initiated as part of the Syria-Japan joint project in the Bishri region (Directors: Katsuhiko Ohnuma and Ahmad Sultan), which investigates Bronze Age communities in the Middle Euphrates through a series of multi-disciplinary fieldwork involving archaeology, anthropology, and geology (Al-Maqdissi and Ohnuma 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011). Several seasons of excavations at Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali, approximately 50 km east of Raqqa, resulted in the recovery of sedentary occupations during the Early Bronze Age with some Middle Bronze Age burials (Hasegawa 2010). Our survey covers an area around Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali, up to ca. 10 km at the farthest, in an effort to recover prehistoric occupations and traces of land-use by Bronze Age inhabitants at Tell Ghanem al-‘Ali and two neighboring tells at Hammadin and Mugla as-Saghir (Fig. 1; Nishiaki et al. 2009, 2010, and 2011). The main objectives of the survey are 1) to establish the long-term o...
Y. Nishiaki & F. Guliyev (eds.), Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan. Archaeopress. Pp: 287–291., 2021
Y. Nishiaki & F. Guliyev (eds.), Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan. Archaeopress. Pp: 137–166., 2021
Y. Nishiaki & F. Guliyev (eds.), Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan. Archaeopress. Pp: 15–42., 2021
アダ・タガー・コヘン（編）『古代近東の国際社会における多様な文化 － 考古学および文献学によるアプローチ －』, 2021
Research on interregional networks during the Early Bronze Age in Northern Mesopotamia and Syria ... more Research on interregional networks during the Early Bronze Age in Northern Mesopotamia and Syria developed from the latter half of the twentieth century with large scale archaeological excavations in the region. Details of the politico-economic history, religious practices and cultural history in the region have been revealed not only by the archaeological finds but also by the study of the textual findings from urban sites such as those in Mari and Ebla. With an overwhelming number of archaeological finds representing the material culture, we can assume the state of interregional networks included small settlements. However, previous studies often dealt with large-scale networks relating to the exchange of luxury goods and unique/special finds, and sometimes overlooked small-scale interregional networks and their significance. This paper discusses the interregional network during the Early Bronze Age focusing on the case of the small site of Tell Ali al-Hajj on the Middle Euphrates.
天理大学附属天理参考館・天理図書館（編）『大航海時代へ—マルコ・ポーロが開いた世界—』, 2020
In F. Kulakoğlu, C. Michel, and G. Öztürk (eds.), Integrative Approaches to the Archaeology and History of Kültepe-Kaneš, Kültepe, 4–7 August, 2017, 2020
Archaeological Research in Asia, 2019
An increasing number of field investigations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have revealed th... more An increasing number of field investigations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have revealed that the Neolithic socio-economy in the Southern Caucasus had emerged by the early 8th millennium cal BP. Although this probably occurred during the expansion of the Southwest Asian Neolithic, the local hunter-gatherer societies might also have contributed to the establishment of the Caucasian Neolithic cultures. However, the absence of well-dated Mesolithic sites immediately preceding the earliest Neolithic has prevented this process from being discussed in detail. This paper reports the discovery of such evidence from the 2016–2017 excavations at the Damjili Cave in West Azerbaijan. Dated from the Mesolithic of the final 9th millennium cal BP, this discovery offers the first opportunity to compare a late Mesolithic cultural assemblage with the early 6th millennium Neolithic one to investigate the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Southern Caucasus. The new evidence highlights the need to understand the complex nature of Neolithization in the Southern Caucasus, apparently involving both continuity and replacement between the local Mesolithic and the incoming Neolithic socio-economies.
Prince of the Orient: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of H. I. H. Prince Takahito Mikasa, 2019
In: I. Nakata, Y. Nishiaki, T. Odaka, M. Yamada, and S. Yamada (eds.), Prince of the Orient: Anci... more In: I. Nakata, Y. Nishiaki, T. Odaka, M. Yamada, and S. Yamada (eds.), Prince of the Orient: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of H. I. H. Prince Takahito Mikasa, ORIENT Supplement I, pp: 1-19.
Archaeological Researches in Azerbaijan
Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Huseynov F.R., Zamanov O., Mammadov Y., Salimbayov Sh., Alakbarov V., K... more Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Huseynov F.R., Zamanov O., Mammadov Y., Salimbayov Sh., Alakbarov V., Kadowaki S., Arimatsu Y., Shimogama K., Akashi Ch., Hayakava Y., Miki T., Arai S. Archaeological Excavations at the Neolithic Sites of Göytepe and Haji Elemkhanli. In: Archaeological Investigations in Azerbaijan-2012. Baku, 2013: pp.309-328. (In Azerbaijani, summary in English and Russian)
Archaeological Researches in Azerbaijan-2013-2014, 2015
Guliyev F., Nishiaki Y., Huseynov F., Shimogama K., Nakata H., Gasimov P., Alakbarov V., Salimbey... more Guliyev F., Nishiaki Y., Huseynov F., Shimogama K., Nakata H., Gasimov P., Alakbarov V., Salimbeyov Sh., Abbasova S., Ahmedova V., Arai S. Archaeological Research on Ancient Settlement of Göytepe in 2013-2014. In: Archaeological Investigations in Azerbaijan-2013-2014. Baku, 2015: pp.354-360. (In Azerbaijani, summary in English and Russian)
Archaeological researches in Azerbaijan-2013-2014, 2015
Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Kadowaki S., Shimogama K., Alakbarov V., A.Salimbayov Sh., Mikki T., Ab... more Guliyev F., Nishiyaki Y., Kadowaki S., Shimogama K., Alakbarov V., A.Salimbayov Sh., Mikki T., Abbasova E., Ohnishi K., Ahmedova V. Archaeological Research at Ancient Settlement of Haci Elamxanli Tepe in 2013-2014. In: Archaeological researches in Azerbaijan-2013-2014. Baku, 2015: pp.343-348. (In Azerbaijani, summary in English and Russian)
A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites, 2016
Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum, 2016
The most remarkable result is the exposure of virgin soil in Square 4BII, by which the entire Neo... more The most remarkable result is the exposure of virgin soil in Square 4BII, by which the entire Neolithic sequence at this mound can be now reconstructed. The sequence, covering a period of ca. 5750 to 5300 cal. BC and consisting of several phases in terms of architecture and material culture, is the finest Neolithic cultural sequence thus far defined in Azer-baijan. It gives us the first opportunity to examine the forma-tion and development processes of the Shomutepe culture with solid stratigraphic evidence.