With the project, which is a first in the world, thousands of years old Hittite tablets are read by artificial intelligence. Gökhan Yazgı, Deputy Minister […]
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The Hittites’ famous gold-hilted iron dagger was forged from iron with extraterrestrial origins
The Hittites, the biggest player on the Anatolian civilization stage, were also a pioneering society in the processing and use of iron. The gold-hilted iron […]
Aygül Süel “We are making big mistakes about the Hittites”
Prof. Dr. Aygül Süel, Head of the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hitit University and the director of the excavation of the […]
A 3,300-year-old tablet found at Büklükale tells of a catastrophic foreign invasion of the Hittite Empire
The Hittite Empire, considered to be the first centralized state of Anatolia, began to rise around 1600 BC and formed a strong political and military […]
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 […]
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 […]
The aim is to unearth important findings from the Hittite period in Külhöyük
The Külhöyük, located in the Gölbaşı district of Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, continues to provide data shedding light on Hittite history. The location of […]
The circular structure uncovered at Uşaklı Mound may indicate the sacred Hittite city of Zippalanda
The circular structure uncovered in the excavations at Uşaklı Mound may potentially indicate the lost Hittite sacred city of Zippalanda. This claim is supported by […]
Scientists have the deciphering of the Anatolian hieroglyphs discovered in the Yerkapı Tunnel in Hattusa
The deciphering of the Anatolian hieroglyphs discovered during last year’s Hattusa excavations, led by Prof. Dr. Andreas Schachner, has been completed. The Anatolian hieroglyphs discovered […]
The Hittite city of Samuha will be open to visitors in 2024
The 3,800-year-old Hittite city Kayalıpınar, located in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas and formerly known as Samuha, is planned to be opened to visitors next […]