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Hattusa

Capital of the Hittite Empire in central Anatolia, holding some 30,000 cuneiform tablets — including the peace treaty with Ramesses II, the oldest surviving international peace treaty — before its abandonment amid the Late Bronze Age collapse.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1,650 BCE mainstream
  Hattusa established as Hittite capital source
• 1,180 BCE mainstream
  abandonment amid the Late Bronze Age collapse source

Where

40.0197° N, 34.6153° E

Sources

• https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05693-y
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattusa

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