Akhi̇sar and its environment in the Middle Bronze Age(With contribution of Hastane Höyüğü excavation results)

The M.A. thesis aiming to discuss the situation of Akhisar and its surroundings in the Middle Bronze Age with the contributions of the excavations of the Hastane Höyüğü consists of five sections. The general geographical characteristics of the region mentioned, the information given by the travelers of the 17th, 18th and 19th century about the region and previous researches are explained. David H. French, Rafet Dinç and Engin Akdeniz provide information on this subject. Hastane Höyüğü located in Akhisar district is the only Protohistoric settlement where excavation works were carried out in the area. Hastane Höyüğü was taken as the centre in determining the geography covered in the thesis. The other settlements come from a total of 104 mounds detected as a result of surface surveys of the above-mentioned scientists. Among these mounds are 10 mounds dated to the Middle Bronze Age. In this context, the location of each mound, research history, SİT status and the dates of the meetings of the SIT are explained. Each of the finds of the mound were given the necessary technical information about the catalog, especially compared to other Western Anatolian centers which are contemporary of the profiles of the ceramics. Thus, it is understood that Akhisar, which forms the connection between the north and south regions of the Aegean due to its geography, has similar finds found in many centers in Panaztepe, Limantepe, Bağlararası, Beycesultan and Troia in Western Anatolia. This is the result of having an advantageous geographical position that continues in a similar way today. KEYWORDS: Manisa, Akhisar, Archaeology, Protohistory, Middle Bronze Age.