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

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Type IIa1<br />

The shoulders of these daggers are wider and more angled than the Ahlatlıbel<br />

Type IIa dagger. The Yanihayat dagger (Cat. No: 39) has a midrib width same as its<br />

tang width. Same applies to the dagger (Cat. No: 45) from the Sadberk Hanım<br />

Museum. Same can be assumed for a dagger recovered from Kalınkaya (Cat. No: 24)<br />

but it is heavily corroded. The most unusual dagger of this type (Cat. No: 38) comes<br />

from Yenihayat as well. It has a very broad midrib and, as a result, very broad tang.<br />

The end of the tang is rounded and pierced by a single rivet.<br />

Type IIb<br />

The only example of this type of dagger comes from Ahlatıbel (Cat. No: 3).<br />

The flat midrib of this dagger is very narrow and the lines of the midrib runs parallel<br />

to each other rather than the edges of the blade. The shoulders are round and the thin<br />

tang is pierced by a single rivet.<br />

Type IIc<br />

There are two examples of these daggers; one from Alaca Höyük (Catç No: 5),<br />

and another from Polatlı (Cat. No: 29). As in Type IIb, the lines of the midrib run<br />

parallel to each other rather than the edges of the blade, but are wider than Type IIb.<br />

There is no evidence of rivet use and the shoulders are round.<br />

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