ERKEN TUNÇ ÇAĞI’NDA MEZRAA HÖYÜK’TE METAL ÜRETİMİ

Year 2022, , 45 - 67, 22.12.2022

Derya Yalçıklı

https://doi.org/10.36891/anatolia.1039487

Abstract

Mezraa Höyük’te madencilik faaliyetlerinin yapıldığını kanıtlayan buluntular, Erken Tunç Çağı mimari tabakalarından ele geçmiştir. Buluntular arasında iki adet potaya ait parçalar ve bir adet döküm kalıbı yer alır. Pota parçalarının üzerinde korunan metal parçalarının analizinde arsen-bakır alaşımının varlığı saptanmıştır. Merkezde diğer bir buluntu grubunu ise bölgede Erken Tunç Çağı’nda tanınan formlara sahip iğnelerden oluşan ürünler oluşturur. İğnelerden bir tanesinin analizinde arsen-bakır, diğerinin ise kalay-bakır alaşımı olduğu saptanmıştır. Bu veriler, merkezde Erken Tunç Çağı’nın ilk yarısında metalürjik faaliyetlerin gerçekleştirildiği ve arsen-bakır alaşımı üretimi yapıldığını kanıtlamaktadır. Erken Tunç Çağı’nın ikinci yarısında ise merkezde kalay-bakır alaşımından üretilmiş nesnelerin kullanıldığı saptanmıştır.

Keywords

Mezraa Höyük, Erken Tunç Çağı, Fırat Nehri, Metal Üretimi, Pota, Kalıp

METAL PRODUCTION IN MEZRAA HÖYÜK IN THE EARLY BRONZE AGE

Abstract

Metal objects and findings that suggest metallurgy activities were discovered in the Early Bronze Age architectural layers of the Mezraa Höyük. Among the finds were two crucible fragments and a casting mould. Analysis of the metal fragments preserved on the crucible parts revealed the presence of arsenical copper. Pins with forms that were well known in the Middle Euphrates Region during the Early Bronze Age make up another group of findings. In analysis, one pin was determined to be an arsenical copper alloy and the other a tin-copper alloy. This data proves that metallurgical activities were present in the second half of the Early Bronze Age and that the alloy arsenical copper was produced.

Keywords

Mezraa Höyük, Early Bronze Age, Euphrates, Metal Production, Crucible, Mould

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