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Tainted by regicide, usurped, regained, inspired by gods and goddesses and even cursed, the royal bloodline of the Bronze Age Hittites flowed through the plains of Anatolia, as the kings expanded and contracted the borders of their mighty empire. Read more Section: News History Read Later
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Farmer Finds 3,300-year-old Rare Hittite Bracelet in Field in Turkey!
March 30th, 2022 
Awake Goy While plowing his field, a farmer in Turkey’s central Çorum province came across something highly unusual. The plow of the farmer, from Çitli village in the Mecitözü district, Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later Source
Yazılıkaya: 3200-Year-Old Temple Reflects Hittite Views on Time and the Cosmos
June 18th, 2021 Awake Goy Yazılıkaya is a 3,200-year-old building that was known to have been central in religious ceremonies in the capital city of the ancient Hittite Empire . But according to a team of researchers, it might have also served as a working calendar, a sacred clock, and a symbolic reflection of the cosmos. In Turkish, Yazılıkaya means […]
Hattusa | Rise and Fall of the Ancient Hittite City [VIDEO]
April 1st, 2021 Awake Goy Hattusa, also known as Hattusha, is an ancient city located near modern Boğazkale in the Çorum Province of Turkey’s Black Sea Region . This ancient city once served as the capital of the Hittite Empire, one of the superpowers of the ancient world. In the Amarna Letters , which have been dated to the 14th […]
