HATTUSAS

Hattusas, once the largest Hittite city, is today an astonishingly well-preserved and excavated open-air museum. Within the site can be found the Great Temple, among other smaller temples dedicated to the storm God Teshuba and the sun Goddess Hebut. Numerous gates attest to the Hittites' extraordinary engineering capacities of the time. Nearby is the Great Fortress, which served as the main palace after the 14th BC. More than 3000 cuneiform tablets were found here. Upon their deciphering they provided great insights into the history of the Hittites and Hattusas.