Rare 2,500-Year-Old Saw Discovered At The Ancient Hitтιтe City Hattusa
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city Hattusa in Turkey keep making fascinating discoveries. Once the capital of the Hitтιтe empire, the city of Hattusa is today an archaeological site of great importance, providing researchers with valuable historical information about the once powerful and now-extinct Hitтιтe civilization. A rare 2,500-year-old saw […]
Unique 2,800-Year-Old Ivory Object Unearthed At Hattusa
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating at Hattusa, the capital of the kingdom of the Hitтιтes in the late Bronze Age, archaeologists unearthed a unique 2,800-year-old object made of ivory. Credit: Kemal Ceylan/AA The beautiful ancient artifact is approximately 30 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. On its shiny surface are several vital figures and symbols, such […]
Cuneiform Tablet With New Indo-European Language Discovered In The Capital Of The Hitтιтes
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Boğazköy-Hattusha in north-central Turkey have discovered a new Indo-European language. This was once the capital of the Hitтιтe Empire, one of the great powers of Western Asia, during the Late Bronze Age (1650 to 1200 BC). At this excavation site at the […]