Tag Archive for 'Hattusha'

A cuneiform tablet with a previously unknown Indo-European language was found at the archaeological site at the foot of Ambarlikaya in Hattusa, Turkey. Image credit: Andreas Schachner / Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

3,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablet Reveals Previously Unknown Language

Sep 25, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The newly-discovered language, Kalasma, belongs to the Indo-European family. It was discovered thanks to a cuneiform text inscribed on a clay tablet from...

During its zenith, the Hittite empire rivaled and threatened ancient Egypt.

Ancient Hittite Farmers Paid Taxes in Barley and Wheat

Oct 20, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of archaeologists from the United Kingdom and Germany has carried out an archaeobotanical analysis of plant remains recovered from the 3,500-year-old...