Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
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The Hittite bronze cauldron, which is the subject of this paper, was found in–situ during the 2016 excavations at Elbistan Karahöyük, in trench N11 in the Northern Terrace area, in level 5, which represents the end of the Late Bronze Age. The bronze cauldron has a flat appearance with a simple inverted rim, a convex body and a rounded base. Large metal vessels, known from the Assyrian Trade Colonies and the Iron Age in Anatolia, were not common during the Hittite period. Apart from the Elbistan Karahöyük cauldron, the only known Hittite cauldron was found at Alacahöyük. The number of cauldrons from the Assyrian trading colony period is also limited. In addition to the four bronze cauldrons found at Kültepe, one bronze cauldron was found at Konya Karahöyük, but it could not be repaired. None of these vessels has any similarity with the Elbistan Karahöyük cauldron in terms of their characteristics. No such cauldron has been found in neighbouring cultural regions of Anatolia. Unless the Elbistan Karahöyük cauldron was imported from a place unknown today, it must have been made by local craftsmen in the region.