Early Bronze Age, 3000-2000 BC

Yortan-type lidded jar.

Yortan is situated in the valley of the Bakırçay River (the antique Kaikos), some 70 km north of Izmir.
The site was used for burials and was excavated by the Frenchman Paul Gaudin in 1900-1901. Many examples of Yortan pottery are housed in archaeological museums in Istanbul, Oxford, Paris, Brussels and Berlin, as well as in the British Museum.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: Website of ‘britishmuseum.org’ .