The distribution of bifaces in Anatolia

There are two aims of this paper. First, we will concentrate on the distribution of bifaces which have been found in Anatolia until present. The second aim, in the sense of the distribution of bifaces, is to attempt to describe the situation of Anatolia in the world. Recently, there is a new hypothesis that the tradition of biface-making migrated from Africa to the Near East (Levant), and to southeast Anatolia, then toward Europe by crossing the Caucasus mountains and from the north of the Black Sea Region. This hypothesis depends on the finding of bifaces which are rare or unknown west of Anatolia, Greece and the Balkans. We believe that the geographic position of Anatolia will make this hypothesis much clearer, because Anatolia has always had a crucial position between Eurasia and Africa.