Alaca Höyük
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Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement and is an important archaeological site. It is situated near the village of Alacahüyük in the Alaca District of Çorum Provin
Alaca Höyük
A sun disk found in tombs in Alacahöyük dates back to the early Bronze Age.
A royal tomb in Alaca Höyük
Artifacts from Alaca Höyük
Alaca Höyük bronze standards
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The Alaca Höyük bronze standards are a series of bronze objects found among the grave goods in the princely tombs of Alaca Höyük in Turkey. They are generally understood as cult instruments, probably
Alaca Höyük
…the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Among these artefacts are gold and electrum standing cups and other vessels. The most unusual are the Alaca Höyük bronze standards; bulls or stags on pedestals whose purpose remains the subject of debate. The standards are cast in copper, many in the form of flat circles, half-circles…
Disc-shaped standard
Bull
Deer with silver decoration
Ring shaped standard with deer and two bulls