Western Anatolian ritual pits provide valuable insights into socio-cultural, economic and symbolic practices during the Early to Middle Bronze Age. Findings in feasting pits, such as carbonized seeds and animal bones, indicate a strong link between ritual and food. Standing stones, altars and carefully arranged artefacts suggest a symbolic and sacred dimension beyond mere ceremonies. The pits from this period contain carbonized seeds and fragments of wood, indicating the presence of small fires during certain rituals. Changing features in ritual pits from the Early to Middle Bronze Age reveal a dynamic relationship between spatial arrangements and religious practices. The study shows that in the first half of the second millennium bce several ritual activities known from different regions reached western Anatolia for the first time. Interregional trade involved not only goods, but also the dissemination of rituals over a wide geographical area. This cultural interaction reveals western Anatolia as a dynamic and influential centre in this historical period. By exploring the ritual practices of second-millennium bce western Anatolia, this paper presents new perspectives on the rituals of the region.

西安纳托利亚的仪式坑为了解青铜时代早期到中期的社会文化、经济和象征实践提供了宝贵的见解。在盛宴坑中发现的碳化种子和动物骨头等表明仪式与食物之间存在着密切的联系。立石、祭坛和精心布置的文物暗示着超越单纯仪式的象征和神圣维度。这一时期的坑中含有碳化的种子和木材碎片，表明在某些仪式期间存在小火。从青铜时代早期到中期，祭祀坑的特征变化揭示了空间布局与宗教实践之间的动态关系。研究表明，在公元前二千年上半叶，来自不同地区的一些仪式活动首次到达安纳托利亚西部。区域间贸易不仅涉及商品，还涉及仪式在广阔地理区域的传播。这种文化互动揭示了安纳托利亚西部在这一历史时期是一个充满活力和影响力的中心。通过探索公元前二千年安纳托利亚西部的仪式实践，本文提出了对该地区仪式的新视角。