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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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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