Notes on a Scythian Sword and an Iron Pitchfork Found in the Akçadağ-Nurhak Mountains
Journal: ADALYA
Year: 2025

The district of Akçadağ is located to the west and southwest of the Malatya Plain and covers the northeast extension of the Nurhak Mountains. During the 2021 survey of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements in Malatya Province, an iron sword and an iron pitchfork were handed over to the research team in Akçadağ. They were allegedly recovered by a villager from a pit dug for the construction of a sewer in the village of Bekiruşağı. The iron sword represents a very unique example in Anatolia in terms