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Sphinz gate at Alaca Hoyuk, Corum Turkey

The Ancient Empire of the Hittites

The Ancient Empire of the Hittites in Anatolia, modern Turkey, reached its height in the mid-fourteenth century BC and rivalled that of ancient Egypt.

Monument over a spring at Eflatun Pinar

Podcast Episode 61 l The Ancient Empire of the Hittites

Podcast Episode: The Ancient Empire of the Hittites, who ruled over Anatolia in modern day Turkey between the 18th and 12th century BC.

This 7,800-year-old female figurine found in Ulucak Mound, Izmir, Türkiye (DHA). The figure is on the palm of someone's hand, has a narrow pointy head and bulging stomach. Source: Daily Sabah

Another 7,800-year-old female figurine found in Türkiye

A clay statuette of a female figure dating back 7,800 years was unearthed during the Ulucak Mound excavation in the Kemalpaşa district of the western province of Izmir.

Cinnabar stripe on cranium of male individual uncovered at Catalhoyuk, Turkey, by Marco Milella Catalhoyuk Research Project

People in a 9,000 year old city painted their dead

People in a 9,000 year old city painted their dead in the ancient Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern day Turkey.

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