An integrated study of glazed ceramics from tortkul sites in the Talas River Valley, Kazakhstan (10-12th c. CE)
23 Фев 2024
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Abstract
This paper presents composition and microstructural analysis of seventy-four glazed ceramics from the recently excavated tortkul sites of Arna, Talapty, and Zhargul in the lower Talas River Valley, Kazakhstan. A tortkul is a fortified medieval settlement, traditionally identified as nodes to link Silk Road trade routes through Kazakhstan. Radiocarbon dating of the sites place the occupation of these tortkuls during the early Islamic Period (10-12th c. CE). Analysis of the ceramic past…