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| Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.1 |
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THE ARCHEOI,OGICAI, EXCAVATIONS IN ANAU.
in form and technique from that of the middle and lower strata. We have, therefore, to refer it to a younger culture, which we will call IV to distinguish it from the three older cultures. Two different groups of pottery are distinguishable—one turned on the wheel and the other made by hand.
(a) WHSEr,-WORK.
Technique.—Judging from its technique this youngest pottery of the kurgan at Anau was intended for common use, but it meets all the requirements of a perfected wheel technique. Consequently its technical characteristics are to be
brought sharply into relief in comparison with the pottery of the middle strata; all the more so since the latter is the highest achievement in wheel technique. The clay is equally well prepared, but is burnt much harder and is more brittle than in the older ware. For the most part it is red, at times passing into a yellowish tone. It lacks, therefore, the numerous shades present in the older pottery. The exterior is generally covered with a very thin white or greenish-white slip. In bowls and cups we often find the interior covered with a thin red color. In
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