THE EARLIEST ANATOLIAN ITEM MADE OF METEORIC IRON: AN AMULET FROM THE BODRUM KESIKSERVI EARLY BRONZE AGE I CEMETERY

Aykurt A., Böyükulusoy K., Benli-Bağcı E., Deniz S.

OXFORD JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.135-152, 2024 (AHCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Dergi Adı: OXFORD JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, FRANCIS, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, L'Année philologique, Anthropological Literature, Art Source, Geobase, Index Islamicus, International Bibliography of Art, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.135-152
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Summary. Much information about the early periods of south-western Anatolia consists of data obtained from graves and finds therefrom. The amulet of meteoric iron that is the subject of this article was found in the Kesikservi cemetery, on the Bodrum peninsula, and dates to Early Bronze Age I. It was unearthed in the pithos grave of a male aged between twenty and twenty-five years that is one of the richest such burials in Western Anatolia: it also contained five vessels, lids, a golden spiral, silver bracelets, a necklace of electrum and agate beads, and pieces of arsenical copper, all of which indicate his elite status. The amulet is the earliest dated find of meteoric iron from Anatolia, and demonstrates the existence of advanced metallurgy in the region during the period.