Saturday, April 5 2025

Tag: Prof. Dr. Rainer Czichon

The remnants of the Iron Age are being searched for in Nerik, the sacred city of the Hittites

The remnants of the Iron Age are being searched for in Nerik, the sacred city of the Hittites

In Nerik, an important religious city of the Hittite Empire, remains from the Iron Age are being searched for. Nerik is located at the Oymaağaç Mound, situated 7 kilometers northwest of the Vezirköprü district in Samsun province of present-day Turkey. Established by the Hattians, one of the oldest civilizations of Anatolia, around 3500 years ago,