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Chaff faced ware or chaff tempered ware is a Late Chalcolithic (4300-3500BCE) pottery found from Cilicia to South Caucasus. In South Caucasus it's variant is known as Leyla tepe culture, while in North Mesopotamia it is usually refered as Amuq F pottery.

Origins and characteristics
Initially this pottery was associated with North Mesopotamia and Syria but recently the discovery of large number of CFW sites in South Caucasus changed the perceptions about it's origins. Marro concludes that the core region from where it emerged is between Euphrates river and Kura basin. . The tempering chaff in the pottery was frequent in South Caucasian Neolithic sites. .

=Burials=

Chaff faced ware is frequently found in association with jar burials.