Local Imitations and Foreign Imported Goods. Some problems and new questions on Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware in the light of the new excavations of the Southern Step Trench at Yumuktepe/Mersin.

The aim of this paper is to analyze some problems related to the circulation of Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware in the Eastern Mediterranean areas and especially in Anatolia. Important considerations will regard the recent excavations of the Late Bronze Age levels at Yumuktepe/Mersin in Plain Cilicia.