One of the most tangible examples is the survival of large ceramic bathtubs associated with Hittite-period contexts. A photographed terracotta tub from Kültepe (Old-Hittite, 19th or 18th century BC) ...
Harry Hoffner, a professor at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, was a nationally known scholar of the language of the Hittites, whose formidable empire was dominant from the 17th to the ...
Regarding the Notable & Quotable from Sen. John McCain on Gen. John Vessey (Aug. 23): Vessey is being, and should be, recognized for many good reasons, among them his unique approach to the problem of ...
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and ...
I. The enigma of their existence -- 1. Discovery and wild surmise -- Leander swan from Asia to Europe -- What was known about the Hittites in A.D. 1871 -- What is known today -- Asia Minor: A winter ...
An ancient Middle-Eastern empire had already mastered the art of biological warfare almost 3,500 years ago, according to an Italian scientist. The Hittites of Anatolia, whose empire stretched from ...
An ancient city on the Turkey-Syria border, which was the most significant administration center of the Hittites who ruled over Anatolia and Mesopotamia for centuries, is gearing up to open for ...
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Ancient Turkey’s megaliths just rewrote what we thought about the Hittites
In the hills of ancient Turkey lies Alaca Höyük — home to polygonal stonework that rivals Inca sites, built by the Hittites more than 3,000 years ago. How did they shape these megaliths with such ...
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