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Multi-periodSite Name: Alacahöyük Alternative Name: Kussara
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Alaca  Nearest Village: Alacahöyük
Latitude: 40.234599N  Longitude: 34.695560E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1Completely destroyed
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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Alacahöyük
Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The Sphinx Gate. 1993. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient settlement Turkey, settled in early prehistory around 4000 BCE and then centre of the Hattian culture during the Bronze Age, before the Hittites arrived. It was then known as Kussara, until the Hittites transferred the capital to Hattuşa.

Many archaeological artefacts found here have been taken to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara but some interesting material remains in the local Museum. Of note is the so-called Gate of Sphinxes, which leads to the remains of a vast temple structure, though the original has been transferred to the Museum in Ankara.
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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The Sphinx Gate. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Alacahöyük Hittite Dam
Alacahöyük Hittite Dam submitted by davidmorgan : The Hittite dam near Alacahöyük. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The Royal Tombs dating from the Early Bronze Age, about 2250 BCE. Rich grave goods were found and are now in the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : View of the site with the Sphinx Gate on the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : Replica carvings at the entrance to Alacahöyük. Is that a Hittite motorcycle on the left?

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The bodies were all placed in the same corner of their graves.

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Alacahöyük submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia And Assyria" by G. Maspero. Photo from archive.org

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The original Hattian grave goods are in the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara.

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The entrance to Alacahöyük.

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : The replica reliefs carved at the entrance to Alacahöyük. The originals are in the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara.

Alacahöyük Hittite Dam
Alacahöyük Hittite Dam submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of the Hittite dam.

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Alacahöyük submitted by durhamnature : Carvings from the palace, from "History of Egypt...." via archive,org Site in Turkey

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : Arm-shaped Hittite libation vessels in the on-site museum.

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Alacahöyük submitted by davidmorgan : Educational sign for the youngsters (and adults!).

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Alacahöyük submitted by durhamnature : One of the sphinxes from "History of Egypt...." via archive,org

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Alacahöyük submitted by AlexHunger : Exhibit in the Ankara Museum. Sphinx taken from the site. The one at the location is a copy.

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Alacahöyük submitted by AlexHunger : Orthostat taken from the site, depicting a procession. In the Ankara Museum.

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Ancient Hittite mine factory surprises archaeologists by davidmorgan on Sunday, 23 August 2015
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A mine factory in Çorum’s Alacahöyük offers surprising artifacts in every excavation season.

Excavations at the Central Anatolian province of Çorum’s Alacahöyük site, one of the significant centers of the ancient Hittite civilization and Turkey’s first national excavation field, have unearthed various artifacts in a 3,700 year-old mine factory.

Professor Aykut Çınaroğlu, the head of the excavations that are carried out by Ankara University, said work had been continuing since 2009 and this year they discovered two copper bullions, proving the existence of the mine factory.

Çınaroğlu said the bullions were used for the production of various artifacts, adding that the remains dated back to 3,700 years ago.

“At this factory, we work in new rooms and new sections every year. This year we have been working for some 20 days and found the walls of the factory. Although this place is a third-degree earthquake area, we were surprised at the smoothness and durableness of these walls. We will keep them as they are without doing any restoration,” he said, adding that excavations at the site are ongoing.

The bullions are under protection and will be sent to the General Directorate of Mineral Research and exploration (MTA) to find out the origin of the copper bullions, according to Çınaroğlu.

He said the sheer size of the factory indicated that it did not only serve Alacahöyük.

“Because it is so big, we can understand that it also served other neighboring places. The granaries around the factory show that it has a capacity for 4,000 people,” he added.

A water channel has also been discovered during the new excavations around the factory.

“We found it this year in the factory. This surprised me because it shows that they attached importance to hygiene,” Çınaroğlu said, adding that his team believed the factory would continue to reveal new artifacts that would surprise the archaeology world.

Source: Hürriyet
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This is a very good (intense-rich) website! I think Some realize in the U.S. how old civilized humanity may well be, but not nearly all.
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