Ashes to Kraters, Dust to Jugs. Use of Ceramic Vessels as Urns in the Middle and Late Bronze Age East Aegean–West Anatolian Region

The appearance of a large number cremation burials towards the end Late Bronze Age in west Aegean is usually explained as result influence from east Aegean–west Anatolian region, which itself seen influenced by central tradition. Although some cases cremated remains were deposited directly into graves, there are they first urns. This paper focuses on use urns region during Middle and Age. It examines different shapes ceramic vessels urns, well similarities differences between attested traditions. also compares traditions to picture emerging cemeteries Anatolia order re-examine possible origin practices. Moreover, compared newly emerged at Aegean. Finally, results used re-evaluate widely accepted simplified narratives about spread burial rite