Abstract
The development of metallurgy in Anatolia is argued to be the result of complex long-term engagements and interactions among diversified highland and lowland communities. We focus on the various ways people acquired, produced, traded, and consumed metals in this review of recent advancements in the study of Anatolian metalwork. Here, we draw attention to research conducted primarily in the Taurus Mountains and central Anatolia during the last decade that examines the changing relationship between society and technology during the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. Specifically, we examine institutions of metal production and trade using archaeological evidence to highlight the existence of a complex sociopolitical environment rich in regional technological traditions well before major political and economic interaction with Syro-Mesopotamia. We stress two conclusions: first, the development of indigenous metal production institutions was linked to localized social arrangements in Anatolia. Second, the development of a hierarchy of production sites occurred to mitigate uncertainty in access to necessary metal resources.
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We would like to sincerely thank the editors of this volume for their unending patience and flexibility. Many thanks also go to Ulf-Dietrich Schoop for the many conversations and comments about this work, especially on the central Anatolian Chalcolithic. We would also like to thank Elizabeth Carter, Jeanne Arnold, and David Scott for comments on this draft and for innumerable discussions on the prehistory of the Near East, craft specialization, and of metal technologies. Thanks are also due to Scott Branting, John Marston, Andreas Schachner, and Fikri Kulakoğlu for countless discussions over Anatolian metallurgy and cultural history. Finally, the authors would like to thank Brett Kaufmann, Stephanie Salwen, Hannah Lau, Lyssa Stapleton, and Néhémie Strupler for their comments and various edits.
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Lehner, J., Yener, K. (2014). Organization and Specialization of Early Mining and Metal Technologies in Anatolia. In: Roberts, B., Thornton, C. (eds) Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9017-3_20
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