Alaca Hoyuk Turkey

Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement and is an important archaeological site. It is situated near the village of Alacahüyük in the Alaca District of Çorum Province, Turkey, northeast of Boğazkale, where the ancient capital city Hattusa of the Hittite Empire was situated. Its Hittite name is unknown: connections with Arinna, Tawini…
Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement and is an important archaeological site. It is situated near the village of Alacahüyük in the Alaca District of Çorum Province, Turkey, northeast of Boğazkale, where the ancient capital city Hattusa of the Hittite Empire was situated. Its Hittite name is unknown: connections with Arinna, Tawiniya, and Zippalanda have all been suggested.
  • Location: Çorum Province, Turkey
  • Region: Anatolia
  • Periods: Chalcolithic, Bronze Age
  • Cultures: Hittite
  • Excavation dates: 1907, 1910s, 1935–1970
  • Archaeologists: Theodor Makridi Bey, Remzi Oğuz Arık, Hamit Zübeyr Koşay
  • Condition: In ruins
Data from: en.wikipedia.org