Hatussa, I barely knew thee

I was under the impression that I had a decent overview of history, at least as it pertained to the Nordic region and before that the Ancient civilzations of Rome, Greece and Egypt. Been to Rome, to Knossos and the Valley of Kings.

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 East

For 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.