Alaca Höyük
Ancient Hittite site in northern Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the village, see Alacahüyük.
Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük (sometimes also spelled as Alacahüyük, Euyuk, or Evuk) 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 (formerly and more familiarly Boğazköy), 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.[1] [2]
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Location | Çorum Province, Turkey |
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Region | Anatolia |
Coordinates | 40°14′04″N 34°41′44″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Chalcolithic, Bronze Age |
Cultures | Hittite |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1907, 1910s, 1935–1970 |
Archaeologists | Theodor Makridi Bey, Hamit Koşay |
Condition | In ruins |
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