Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey

The Hittites have attracted less attention from British archaeologists than other Bronze Age states of ancient Southwest Asia, and yet in the second millennium BC they controlled most of Anatolia and at the peak of their power they even conquered Babylon. Here the Director of the British Institute o...

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Main Author: Roger Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 1999-11-01
Series:Archaeology International
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Online Access:http://www.ai-journal.com/articles/179
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spelling doaj-fe1ba809688d48159c89a2f4e1d4bb942021-02-02T00:40:55ZengUCL PressArchaeology International1463-17252048-41941999-11-013323510.5334/ai.3011178Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern TurkeyRoger Matthews0UCL Institute of ArchaeologyThe Hittites have attracted less attention from British archaeologists than other Bronze Age states of ancient Southwest Asia, and yet in the second millennium BC they controlled most of Anatolia and at the peak of their power they even conquered Babylon. Here the Director of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara describes new research on the northwest frontier of the Hittite empire.http://www.ai-journal.com/articles/179HittitesBarbariansLate Bronze AgeTurkeyAnatoliaBabylonHittite Empire
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Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey
Archaeology International
Hittites
Barbarians
Late Bronze Age
Turkey
Anatolia
Babylon
Hittite Empire
author_facet Roger Matthews
author_sort Roger Matthews
title Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey
title_short Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey
title_full Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey
title_fullStr Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Hittites and "barbarians" in the Late Bronze Age: regional survey in northern Turkey
title_sort hittites and "barbarians" in the late bronze age: regional survey in northern turkey
publisher UCL Press
series Archaeology International
issn 1463-1725
2048-4194
publishDate 1999-11-01
description The Hittites have attracted less attention from British archaeologists than other Bronze Age states of ancient Southwest Asia, and yet in the second millennium BC they controlled most of Anatolia and at the peak of their power they even conquered Babylon. Here the Director of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara describes new research on the northwest frontier of the Hittite empire.
topic Hittites
Barbarians
Late Bronze Age
Turkey
Anatolia
Babylon
Hittite Empire
url http://www.ai-journal.com/articles/179
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