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