Abstract
The ovens inside the house and the family hearth have been sacred from the ancient times onwards. People have believed that the oven thus fire and the Gods related to fire protected the household, and represented fertility and good luck. It is possible to assert that as early as the invention of writing, the hearth was associated with a god, goddess, or another protective force. The bull-horned ovens discovered at Seyitomer Hoyuk also fall into this category. These ovens are named as bull-horned ovens since the circular part before the oven resembled the head of a bull and the two bulges on the two short sides at the top of the oven were taken as the horns. These ovens were observed at Seyitomer Hoyuk in Early Bronze Age layer, which was identified in three phases. This study provides information on the building techniques and dimensions on the ovens discovered during 2013 excavations and the ovens were classified without emphasis on the phase they were discovered. They were also evaluated with regard to their functions. Moreover, they were compared to their parallels with particular emphasis on their use.
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