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Learning about Hittites

when I was in school somewhere I heard about the Hittites and so while I was learning about The Hittites they didn’t really come into focus until I visited this ancient city and castle in Turkey. The long history of this area is very interesting and I recommend stopping by for a couple hours, hiring one of the guides here, and learning about the people who occupied Hattusa thousands of years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites

A great view of the area
Explanation of the castle
Learning about the head tights from the castle, the highest point in the city
A very extensive stone built complex
Some ancient writing on the wall
An interesting place for a solar farm
Explanation of some features
One entranceway to the city
Kingsgate explanation
You could see some remnants of ancient buildings which have yet to be completely excavated
Below is Lionsgate because it has lions at the entrance
Some of the artwork has been restored
What it looked like originally
Foundations waiting for further excavation
An underground entranceway
This huge stone looks very much like jadeite. It was used for ceremonies of some kind
This was a doorway foundation and you can still see the scratch markings where the door impacted the foundation as it opened and closed
Some temple explanations
Excavation progress
Part of the city wall has been rebuilt
The temple entranceway artwork
The temple entrance explanation
This place is very remote
Beautiful Mountain View
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