Ruins of Kanesh

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by Carole Raddato
published on 06 April 2019

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Ruins of Kanesh — The ruins of Warsama’s palace, King of Kanesh, at Kültepe in central Turkey, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kanesh and centre of a complex network of Assyrian trade colonies in the 2nd millennium BCE. The palace is one of the oldest examples of the Anatolian/Hittite palaces dating back to 1800-1750 BCE.

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, April 06). Ruins of Kanesh. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10416/

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Raddato, Carole. "Ruins of Kanesh." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 06, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10416/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Ruins of Kanesh." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Apr 2019. Web. 04 Mar 2021.

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