Andreas Schachner. Хетты и их столица Хаттуса

The Hittites and their Capital City, Hattusha Dr. Andreas Schachner Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut (DAI), Istanbul Organizer: Prof. Dr. Vasıf Şahoğlu (Ankara University) 23rd August 2021 CET (Rome, Paris, Berlin / GMT 2) (İstanbul, Athens / GMT 3) (New York / GMT-4) In the 2nd millennium BC, despite geographical obstacles, the Hittites succeeded in establishing the only supra-regional empire with its center in Central Anatolia, which was one of the major political players in the competition of the great empires of the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean. Even though the urban settlement of Boğazköy is several centuries older than the foundation of the Hittite dynasty, its development reflects essential characteristics of the Hittite state. I would like to present these by means of a virtual tour of the city, thus demonstrating its unique position not only in Anatolia but also in