Then I caught a show on the secrets of Hattusa and had to reboot that a little bit.
As the germans put it;
Besides Egypt and Assyria/Babylonia the Hittites were the third superpower of the Ancient Near EastFor a great detailed account of the 2005 project, head over and read about the reconstructed (1% of) wall - staggering to think how they got the whole site built in ancient times.
Not to mention the cost of lives - like the Great Wall - working high walls and heavy bricks with very limited supporting structures.
It is a world heritage site, and apparently the peace treaty they made with Ramses II of Egypt is now in the UN;
comprehensively excavated ...1906, which was the memorable date of the discovery of a copy of a peace treaty between Hattushili III and the Pharaoh Ramses II, which made possible the identification of Hattusha.
So, another site to add to the travel list when I get back on the road (figuratively speaking) - provided things settle down or clear up a bit first.