City Wall of Hattusa, Reconstruction

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Carole Raddato
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Modern reconstruction of a 65m long section of the city wall of Hattusa made of mud brick with defence towers built at intervals of 20-25 metres. The reconstructed part rests on top of the original Hittite foundations. Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age (1650 BCE).

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, March 24). City Wall of Hattusa, Reconstruction. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10313/city-wall-of-hattusa-reconstruction/

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