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

and Önder Bilgi (1989), does not contain any information on how the decision was
made to attribute items as Central Anatolian in origin. Therefore, these daggers (Cat.
No: 45-47) from the Sadberk Hanım collection are not included in the discussion.
They are, however, part of the catalog to acknowledge their existence.
5.1 Methodology
It is most convenient to divide the dagger types in Central Anatolia based on the
midrib technologies applied to the blade, or lack of it. The use of midrib was an
essential technology which strengthens a blade and enables it to be used as an
effective stabbing weapon. At the same time, a midrib allows a metal smith to produce
robust, but light and functional weapon.
5.2 Type I
Type I daggers do not have midribs and, in general, have curved cross sections.
These type of daggers came into the archaeological scene as early as the Chalcolithic
period and remained in use as late as 2000 B.C. (Stronach, 1957: 90). They are
subdivided in to five categories (a-f). Some of the Type I dagger were further divided,
based on the tang and shoulder morphology.
Type Ia
Type I dagger from Alişar (Cat. No: 9) is the most basic, and the earliest
stratified example. It has a long, triangular tang and round shoulders.
Type Ia2
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