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7/11/24, 3:43 PM A Bronze Age Ritual Table with All Its Ceramic Dishware Found in Azerbaijan Menu BRONZE AGE ARCHAEOLOGY A Bronze Age Ritual Table with All Its Ceramic Dishware Found in Azerbaijan by Guillermo Carvajal July 9, 2024 The ritual table discovered. Credit: Università di Catania A ritual table from 3500 years ago, with all its ceramic dishware still in place, along with accommodations for the braziers used to cook food, has been discovered by archaeologists at a site in Azerbaijan. The site was likely a resting point used by nomadic populations moving between the Kura River basin and the Caucasus Mountains between 1500 https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/07/a-bronze-age-ritual-table-with-all-its-ceramic-dishware-found-in-azerbaijan/ 1/21 7/11/24, 3:43 PM A Bronze Age Ritual Table with All Its Ceramic Dishware Found in Azerbaijan and 750 BC (Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age) before reaching the passes that allowed them to cross the mountains and move westward. The extraordinary discovery was made by a team of archaeologists led by Professor Nicola Laneri from the University of Catania, and Bakhtiyar Jalilov from the Baku Academy of Sciences at the Tava Tepe site in the Agstafa region in western Azerbaijan. Aerial view of the site. Credit: Università di Catania The find occurred during the fourth excavation mission, made possible by contributions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Center for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies of Florence, and in collaboration with the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, with the participation of scholars from CAMNES, the University of Catania, the Scuola Superiore di Catania, the School of Specialization in Archaeological Heritage of Syracuse, and the University of Rome La Sapienza. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/07/a-bronze-age-ritual-table-with-all-its-ceramic-dishware-found-in-azerbaijan/ 2/21 7/11/24, 3:43 PM A Bronze Age Ritual Table with All Its Ceramic Dishware Found in Azerbaijan During the month of excavations at Tava Tepe, the team discovered an extraordinary raw earth structure with concentric circles characterized, at the center, by a circular kitchen with eight installations. The fire marks at the base of the accommodations suggest the cooking of food inside the numerous ceramic containers found scattered on the ground along with bowls and typical black burnished ceramic vessels of the period, as well as long, flat pebbles that might have been used for mixing food. Ceramic tableware associated with the table. Credit: Università di Catania In one corner of the kitchen, there was a thick layer of ash associated with the use of embers. Also inside the kitchen, clay tokens with fingerprints were found, which might have served as receipts to obtain food rations. Another oven was located near the main kitchen and might be associated with other cooking activities, such as bread baking. https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/07/a-bronze-age-ritual-table-with-all-its-ceramic-dishware-found-in-azerbaijan/ 3/21 7/11/24, 3:43 PM A Bronze Age Ritual Table with All Its Ceramic Dishware Found in Azerbaijan The entire structure was characterized by a monumental entrance with wooden columns and a reed roof that likely covered the entire complex, given the presence of numerous post holes further marking the circularity of the structure, with a diameter of approximately 15 meters. Archaeologists examining the ritual table. Credit: Università di Catania The outer circle was marked by a large number of animal bone remains (cattle, sheep, and pigs) as well as ceramic waste deposited along the exterior prospect of the wall. The deposit probably represented the remains of meals consumed outside (perhaps while sitting on the wall/bench), part of a shared and ritual consumption of food among members of nomadic communities. The ceremonial nature of the place is, in fact, hypothesized thanks to the presence of human figurines placed in votive pits and the fact that the central drum and the entrance to the structure (where the kitchen was https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/07/a-bronze-age-ritual-table-with-all-its-ceramic-dishware-found-in-azerbaijan/ 4/21 7/11/24, 3:43 PM A Bronze Age Ritual Table with All Its Ceramic Dishware Found in Azerbaijan located) were later sealed with all the dishware thanks to a thick layer of compacted yellow earth and the construction of a raw earth circle with a diameter of approximately two meters placed on top, filled with a thick layer of ash. SOURCES Università di Catania SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Discover more from LBV Magazine English Edition Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/07/a-bronze-age-ritual-table-with-all-its-ceramic-dishware-found-in-azerbaijan/ 5/21