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EARLY BRONZE AGE DAGGERS IN CENTRAL ... - Bilkent University

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an active player in shaping its own traditions and affecting others (Zimmermann,<br />

2007: 72). It is important to have a balanced, objective view without preconceptions<br />

when discussing theories based on “diffusion” and “independent innovation”.<br />

In this study, Central Anatolia is used as a geographical term which spills out,<br />

and retracts, from the boundaries of what is considered “Central Anatolia (İç Anadolu<br />

Bölgesi)” in the political maps of today. Yet, it is necessary to set limits on what we<br />

can consider Central Anatolia in the Early Bronze Age. The region is surrounded by<br />

mountains and has numerous rivers which allow access into the other regions of<br />

Anatolia. What I consider “Central Anatolia” can be discerned from the geological<br />

maps of the region. It is only reasonable to adhere to the current political boundaries<br />

along the west, which includes the Eskişehir Ovası. The sites in the Konya plain,<br />

however, do not seem to be an internal part of Central Anatolia (Özgüç, 1963: 12).<br />

Therefore, the south boundary of Central Anatolia does not exceed much below the<br />

bow created by the Halys River. In addition, the borders in the east and the north do<br />

not adhere to the depiction of what is considered to be Central Anatolia in today’s<br />

political maps. The borders in the northeast must be extended to include Çorum,<br />

Amasya and Tokat. Sivas periphery on the east, however, seems to be a very difficult<br />

territory to have convenient access into the Central Anatolian Plateau despite the<br />

Halys river valley. Therefore, “Yukari Kızılırmak Bölümü”, and the political<br />

extension of the border to the Euphrates depicted on the political maps should be<br />

retracted to west of Ak Dağlar region.<br />

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