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Abstract enSince The Lake Van Basin contains few stratigraphic evidences and is an isolated region, there is just a limited amount of information available about the development of the Karaz Culture, one of the most common cultures of the Near East. Stoves, which are generally portable or wall-mounted, have different forms, dimensions, and ornamentations depending on their intended uses. Portable stoves having the shape of a horseshoe and having two or three horn-like protrusions were found in Erzurum Karaz, Pulur, Güzelova, Norşuntepe, Tepecik, and Sos mounds. Besides important samples obtained in these regions, an unprecedented portable stove was found in the Lake Van Basin. Samples similar to the portable stove having the shape of a horseshoe found in the Castle Van Mound were found in such centers of Elazığ and Malatya regions as Tepecik, Sakyol, and Pulur. This stove may contribute to understanding the religious beliefs of the Karaz Culture

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