The Hittites were extinguished completely.” Hattusa’s vaulted gates were flanked by statues of fantastic figures, such as sphinxes, and these carved lions. Today little is left but their stone ...

Perga was once a key center of sculpture and statue-making in Asia Minor. The city itself dates to the Hittite period, and was known then as Parha. The city’s Roman influence is strong ...

which traces its origins to the Hittite period around 1650-1200BC, was once a key centre for sculpture-making in the ancient ...

The archaeological site of Hattusha, former capital of the Hittite Empire, is notable for its urban organization, the types of construction that have been preserved (temples, royal residences, ...

An ancient clay tablet found in central Turkey suggests that a little known rival ethnic group was closely involved in the establishment of the Hittite Empire more than 3,000 years ago ...