Hittite culture survived—the Israelite king ... Their language, Aramaic, would become the lingua franca of the Near East in the Iron Age. The Mycenaean and Minoan societies of mainland Greece ...
The discovery challenges a long-standing agreement in archeological circles that the Iron Age began in the Hittite Empire of Anatolia, where iron smelting and use is believed to have emerged ...
The archaeological site of Hattusha, former capital of the Hittite Empire, is notable for its urban organization, the types of construction that have been preserved (temples, royal residences, ...