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in: Proceedings of the International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Proceedings of the 13th Icaane 2023, Copenhagen, Scott Haddow,Camilla Mazzucato,Ingolf Thuesen, Editor, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, pp.177-190, 2025
The Late Bronze Age of Çine-Tepecik in Western Anatolia, located south of Büyük Menderes (Meander), exhibits a settlement architecture fortified with a wall. The architectural remnants from the economic and industrial sectors, as well as those related to construction, are grouped together within proximity in the city. This region emphasizes the value of storage traditions, industrial features, and commercial activities. The tradition of storing agricultural produce in pithoi, sealing their mouths, and the belonging finds reveal the existence of a particular storage system which illuminates the developed socio-economic structure of the city. These also provide insight into the production-related workshop areas, as well as indicating the presence of various industrial branches. Pottery production, weaving tools, metal artefacts and chipped stone tools are among the key economic sources of the city, as evidenced by their prevalence in warehouse structures and workshop areas. In contrast, archaeobotanical analysis has shed light on the city's agricultural tradition and its role in shaping nutrition. When the warehouse structures, workshop areas and the finds belonging to these units are analysed collectively, it is apparent that Çine-Tepecik enjoyed a flourishing social existence during the Late Bronze Age, supported by its economic standing and industrial resources.