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There is little evidence to reconstruct the religious beliefs for much of Anatolia, but a long tradition of representing females in schematic form may reflect religious or spiritual concerns.
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Images, from top to bottom: Standing nude female figure wearing boots, late 3rd millennium B.C.; Early Bronze Age. Anatolia, Alaca Höyük, Tomb L. Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Turkey  8801. Disk-shaped female figure, late 3rd millennium B.C.; Early Bronze Age. Anatolia, Kültepe (ancient Kanesh). Kayseri Archaeological Museum, Turkey  535. Mould for jewelry, seals, and amulets, late 3rd millennium B.C.; Early Bronze Age. Anatolia, Titris Höyük, house. Urfa Museum, Turkey  TH 60632.



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