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Hittite Hygiene Was Far More Advanced Than We Thought, New Research Shows
For a civilisation that ruled much of Anatolia more than three millennia ago, the Hittites were far less indifferent to dirt than modern stereotypes might suggest. New research shows that cleanliness in Hittite society was not accidental, symbolic, or secondary—but carefully structured, widely practiced, and socially meaningful. A recent study published in Anatolian Studies, authored…
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Rare Hittite Omen Tablet Discovered in Ancient City of Samuha, Türkiye
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Samuha—modern-day Kayalıpınar in Sivas, Türkiye—have unearthed a remarkable clay tablet inscribed with a rare bird omen text, shedding new light on the Hittites’ spiritual world and divination practices. The excavation is led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Maner from Koç University’s Department of Archaeology and History of Art, under…