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The Sphinx Gate at Alacahöyük (the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey) was built in the 14th century BCE. It was the south entrance of the city and was fortified with towers. It was flanked by sphinx protomes sculpted...

This basalt wall relief depicts four people playing on musical instruments. From Sam'al (modern-day Sinjerli, Gaziantep, Turkey). Late Hittite period, 8th century BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey...

This tablet's text is one of the latest versions of the Hittite laws text. In spite of some modifications (for example from the 16th century BCE versions), the articles of these two versions run parallel to each other. One of the articles...

Relief orthostat (stone slab at base of wall) of war chariot from Sam'al (Turkey), west side of citadel gate; Basalt; Late Hittite period (9th cent BCE); Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul Archaeological Museums.

This female figure wears an elaborate headgear and holds a baby in her left arm. She possibly represents a priestess or a deity. Fired clay. From House B at Carchemish, Southeastern Turkey. Neo-Hittite period, 7th century BCE. (The British...

Model of the town of Alacahöyük, a Neolithic and Hittite settlement. Museum of Alacahöyük in Turkey.

A map of the Hittite realm, as depicted in the novel Empires of Bronze by Gordon Doherty. Republished with permission.

Overview of the ruins at Alacahöyük, the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey. Alacahöyük was the centre of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age. It was later occupied by the Hittites who used the...

Workshops at Sapinuwa, an important Hittite military and religious centre (today Ortakoy in central Turkey).

Neo-Hittite inscription with Luwian hieroglyphs dating back to the 8th century BCE. It is located near Acıgöl in the Nevşehir province in Turkey. It consists of eight lines and commemorates the political and military achievements of King...