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The Neolithic in the South Caucasian Mil Steppe:
A Diverse Mosaic - Barbara Helwing and Tevekkül Aliyev
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A second highly typical form that is found in most Mil Steppe sites is an asymmetrical
jug with a bag-shaped body and an inwards folded rim (Fig. 11). Experiments with completely
restored specimens confirmed that these jugs are well balanced when held with one hand on the
folded-in rim; therefore we assume that these vessels may have served to transport liquid.
Finer wares appear restricted to specific sites. At MPS 4, hand-shaped vessels were made
from a fine clay with natural mineral inclusions and some organic temper in variable amounts.
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Colors are buff to reddish, and some vessels seem to have a burnished monochrome surface. Red
paint occurs, but it is rare and is used for simple monochrome triangles. In the domestic refuse pit
at MPS 124, ceramics had a carefully burnished monochrome red slip. A comparable red slipped
ware is found at MPS 5, but there we also find examples for surface manipulated and impressed
pottery.
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In MPS 103, except for the large storage jars, the ceramics were tempered with organic
fibers and came in various shades of buff and reddish, some with a smoothed surface. Painted ce-
ramics were found in large quantities at Kamiltepe, and in minor numbers at MPS 18.
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