Özet:

Understanding the distribution and expansion of the Neolithic way of life was one of the important research topics of the last century. Studies demonstrated that Anatolia, which was originally excluded from the 'core' region, plays a key role in the transition from hunter-gatherers to settled life and food production. This article focuses on Düzkışla Höyük, which was discovered during the Uşak Protohistoric Period Survey Project (UPDAP) in 2019 and which provides various informations about the Neolithic Age of Western Anatolia. A rich collection of smallfinds from the site allows for cross-regional comparisons and conclusions about the region's relationship with its surrounding cultures during prehistoric times. Being on the crossroads of the Aegean coast, the Lakes Region, Central and Northwest Anatolia, Uşak must have played an important role in the formation and development of communication and interaction networks in the Neolithic Period. The finds of Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic Age from Düzkışla Höyük, which are evaluated extensively, point on the local character of the early farmer’s way of life on the one hand and the extent of cultural relations between the regions on the other.

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