Çukuriçi Höyük 5

Abstract

The fifth volume of the Çukuriçi Höyük series deals with the stratigraphy and architecture of Early Bronze Age settlements. In Early Bronze Age 1, a hitherto unique metalworking center for the region of western Anatolia is found at Çukuriçi Höyük. The large-scale excavations uncovered a densely built-up settlement area, which consisted of numerous buildings that can be accessed from squares and paths. In addition to the building materials used in the individual room units, this volume also deals with different construction techniques, accessibility, and installations such as ovens and hearths. Detailed stratigraphic and building research studies also clearly show that the living and workshop areas successively expanded from free-standing buildings to an agglutinating construction method over the settlement mound. Based on the new excavation results and taking into account interdisciplinary studies, statements can be made about the sociocultural structure of the Early Bronze Age metalworking center at Çukuriçi Höyük. A close examination of the research results thus generates new perspectives and interpretative approaches for the social structure at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC in western Anatolia and the Aegean.