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Day: November 13, 2023

In the Hattusa excavations, a decoration piece made of 2,800-year-old elephant ivory was discovered

In the Hattusa excavations, a decoration piece made of 2,800-year-old elephant ivory was discovered

A decoration piece made of 2,800-year-old ivory was found during the ongoing excavations in Hattusa (today Boğazköy), the capital of the Hittites, who established the first central state organization in Anatolia. The discovered elephant ivory decoration piece is approximately 30 centimeters in length and 10 centimeters in width. It features a sphinx (a sculpture with

The 2800-year-old Hittite goddess figurine found in the Valley of Levent

The 2800-year-old Hittite goddess figurine found in the Valley of Levent

A Hittite goddess figurine from the eighth century can be found in the Levent Valley, which was created by a geological formation that dates back 65 million years, B.C. In the 28-kilometer valley located in Malatya’s Akçadağ district, there are ruins from the Neolithic age as well as traces of the Hittite civilization that lived