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Discovered during regional survey in 2001, the site offers a critical node of exploration for understanding a previously unexamined period in a well-traversed geography thought to be the core of the Late Bronze Age Seha River Land known from Hittite texts. Here we present results from the first three seasons of excavation on the citadel of Kaymak&ccedil;\u0131 plus a study season (2014&ndash;2017), introducing the site&rsquo;s chronology, historical and regional context, and significance through presentation of excavation areas as well as material and subsistence economies. 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