NEVŞEHİR In the central Anatolian province of Nevşehir ’s Avanos district, a handicraft hub, the Terra Kapadokya Women’s Cooperative is artfully transforming traditional Hittite -era ceramic ring-handled jugs into musical instruments while preserving their authentic structure. As part of a project, the cooperative members, including lecturers from Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University (NEVÜ), shaped ceramic clay using molds. The academics, who produce jugs to be used in a different context, are