A One-Edged Curved Sword from Seyitömer Höyük

Abstract

Seyitömer Höyük is located in inner western Anatolia, 25 km northwest of the provincial center, Kütahya Fig. 1 . The earliest archaeological excavations at the site were initiated by the Eskişehir Museum directorate in 1989. These were later followed by excavations undertaken by the Afyon Musuem directorate from 1990 to 1995. The excavations were abandoned for approximately a decade and then restarted by the Dumlupınar University, Department of Archaeology, between 2006-2014 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. A. N. Bilgen.

Seyitömer Höyük’ten Tek Yüzlü Kavisli Bir Kılıç

Abstract

Bu makalenin amacı Seyitömer Höyüğün Akhaemenid Dönem tabakasından ele geçen ve bugün Kütahya Arkeoloji Müzesi’nde korunan tek yüzlü kavisli kılıcın bilim dünyasına tanıtılmasıdır. Bu çalışmada tek yüzlü kavisli kılıçlar hakkında genel bir bilgi verildikten sonra, Seyitömer Höyük örneği tanıtılmış, bu tip kılıçların çeşitli tarihi eserler üzerindeki tasvirlerine değinilmiş ve elde edilen veriler değerlendirilmeye çalışılmıştır.

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