Chalcolithic cornets are conical ceramic vessels produced exclusively during the Chalcolithic period, recovered in abundance at some archaeological sites but absent at others. Their function has long been debated. However, in a study published in Tel Aviv, Sharon Zuhovitzky and her colleagues, Paula Waiman-Barak and Yuval Gadot, present the first systematic study of one of the most extensive cornet collections discovered at the Chalcolithic site of Teleilat Ghassul.
