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ABSTRACT<br />

<strong>EARLY</strong> <strong>BRONZE</strong> <strong>AGE</strong> <strong>DAGGERS</strong><br />

<strong>IN</strong> <strong>CENTRAL</strong> ANATOLIA<br />

Arcan, Burak<br />

Master of Arts, Department of Archaeology<br />

Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr.Thomas Zimmermann<br />

May 2012<br />

The rapid development of metal technologies in the Early Bronze Age had<br />

played an important part in the “urbanization” of Anatolia. Daggers were the first and<br />

the most common metallurgical products in this new chapter of human history. The<br />

morphology (typology), chronology and the distribution of the Early Bronze Age<br />

daggers will offer evidence for the regional and the interregional interactions of<br />

Central Anatolia. The cultural context of daggers and the associated material presented<br />

support the conclusion that Central Anatolia formed a cohesive cultural sphere which<br />

is reflected in dagger typologies.<br />

Keywords: Daggers, Early Bronze Age, Central Anatolia.<br />

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