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

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Type IId<br />

The flat midrib’s edges run parallel to the blade’s edges but right before<br />

reaching the shoulders, the edges of the midrib turns out. This is most visible on a<br />

dagger from Ahlatlıbel (Cat. No: 2). The tang morphology is the same as the Type IIc<br />

daggers.<br />

Type IId1<br />

The shoulders of the Ahlatlıbel Type IId dagger slop on straight line while the<br />

dagger from Mecitözü (Cat. No: 27) has round shoulders.<br />

Type IIe<br />

This type of dagger, from Horoztepe (Cat. No: 16), is very similar to Type IIb<br />

and Type IIc daggers but the tang morphology is similar to Type Ie daggers, especially<br />

Type Ie1 dagger from Resuloğlu.<br />

5.4 Type III<br />

A flat midrib technology was not the only way to construct a midrib in Central<br />

Anatolia. Another popular technique to strengthen a dagger blade was to use a<br />

“cylindroid” midrib technique. These daggers can be classified as Type III daggers.<br />

Type IIIa<br />

A dagger in Ankara Collection (Cat. No: 44), with its leaf shaped blade, is the<br />

simplest form of Type III daggers. The tang has a single rivet piercing preserved. The<br />

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