Metal finds of Kibyra

In this study concerning the metal artifacts most of used in everyday life those found between 2006-2012 excavations of the ancient city of Kibyra, aimed to examine the products of local workshops and determine the functions and contributions of them to the science of archeology. Firstly each group?s general features, functions and development is explained with examples and then tried to set a link between the similar examples of literature and Kibyra findings by one by one comparing and while dating the finds, beside the similars context data is also taken into consideration. In particular, the recent discovery of metal components of the Bouleuterion/Odeion have solved the question marks on the building roof is highlighted. While investigating the subject, roof restutition suggestions for future restoration work was created and supported by drawings. In addition, the documents and evidence for mining activities in Kibyra were evaluated and due to the indirect interest, the main sources in bibliography provided about mining and metallurgy in Anatolia. It arises how important metal work stil in daily life, a lot of examples of unchanged functions that have survived until today. In this context, the traditional marks of functional findings of everyday use has been tried to be found around daily life and architecture of todays Gölhisar. All of the metal artifacts uncovered during the excavations examined in catalogue were dated in the ?dating? section by comparing the similars which found in publications and paralel data came out of the contexts.. The dating of architectural components and nails of Bouleuterion/Odeion based on the structure phase of the the inscriptions that have been dated to mid-3rd century. Bottom-sealed unguentariae/ampullae chronology that make up the upper layers of the GDH and GDYG trenches is also taken as a base for dating. In an overall asssesment, the majority of the works made of iron found early 5th-6th centuries of the Eastern Roman Era layers, except the findings of BO are seen that the functional-local production tools and parts those identified as instrumenta domestica.