PERSONAL ORNAMENTS FROM CHALCOLITHIC GÜLPINAR, NORTH-WEST ANATOLIA

The site of Gülpınar, located in the Troad in northwest Anatolia has revealed settlements of the Early and Middle Chalcolithic periods (late 6th to mid 5th millennia BC). Among the artefacts recovered during the excavation is a small number of personal ornaments. This article provides descriptions of the artefacts and considers how they fit into the wider ornamentation practices of prehistory. There are few published items of ornamentation from the period during which Gülpınar was inhabited so direct comparators are in relatively short supply. However, considering earlier developments in ornamentation practices and evidence from a broad region it is possible to draw some conclusions about the choices made by the site’s inhabitants.