Overview of Alacahöyük Hittite Settlement (Illustration)

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by Carole Raddato
published on 06 April 2019

Overview of Alacahöyük Hittite Settlement — Overview of the ruins at Alacahöyük, the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey. Alacahöyük was the centre of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age. It was later occupied by the Hittites who used the city as their first capital before moving over to Hattusa. The site is located in Alaca, northeast of Hattusa.

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Raddato, C. (2019, April 06). Overview of Alacahöyük Hittite Settlement. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10412/

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Raddato, Carole. "Overview of Alacahöyük Hittite Settlement." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 06, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10412/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Overview of Alacahöyük Hittite Settlement." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 06 Apr 2019. Web. 22 Jan 2020.

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