Hittite Civilization

Hittites: Timeline and Definition
The Hittite empire ruled much of Anatolia--roughly what today is Turkey--between about 1340-1200 BC.

Kerkenes (Turkey) - Median Imperial Center Kerkenes
The archaeological site of Kerkenes is located on the northern edge of the Cappadocian plain in Yozgat province in central Anatolia (modern day Turkey).

Kuttamuwa Stele
The Kuttamuwa stele is from an Iron Age residential structure in Zincirli, dated to the 8th century BC, the Neo-Hittite period to be specific, and written in Samalian Aramaic.

The Hittites
The Hittite empire ruled what is now Turkey from 1650 to 1200 BC, from the capital city of Hattusha. Archaeological excavations at the site of Hattusha have revealed the ruins of temples, shrines, and sacred basins; and Nazli Evrim Serifoglu has shared some photographs of the ancient city with us.

The Hittites and Hathusha
A walking tour of the ancient Hittite capital city of Hattusha, near Bogazkoy, Turkey; photographs from Nazli Evrim Serifoglu, and text discussion based on David C. Hopkins' Across the Anatolian Plateau.

Boghazkoy (Hattusha), Turkey
Boghazkoy is the site of a major Hittite capital called Hattusas, in what is now Turkey, some 100 kilometers from the Black Sea and 150 miles from Ankara.

Gordion (Turkey)
The archaeological site of Gordion is located in central Turkey, about 100 kilometers west of the modern town of Ankara, said to be the home of the Phrygian King Midas.

Hattuscha (DAI)
The official website of the ancient capital city of Hattusa, from the German Archaeological Institute. Versions in English, German and Turkish.

Sarissa (Kusakli, Turkey)
From the University of Marburg, reports on the ongoing excavations of the Hittite civilization city of Sarissa. In German.