Alaca Höyük

E752797
Bronze Age site archaeological site

Alaca Höyük is an important archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for its rich Bronze Age remains and its role as a significant center of the Hattian and later Hittite civilizations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Alacahöyük 1
Alacahöyük finds 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Hittite Empire period ⓘ
Hittite Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology prehistoric to Hittite periods ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
culture Hattian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hittite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
earliestOccupation Chalcolithic period ⓘ
excavatedBy Hamit Zübeyir Koşay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahmut Akok NERFINISHED ⓘ
Remzi Oğuz Arık NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theodor Makridi NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationStart early 20th century ⓘ
excavationType systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ
governedBy Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature city gate with sphinxes ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
relief-decorated orthostats ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
hasMuseum site museum ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage site of Turkey ⓘ
knownFor Hittite monumental architecture ⓘ
bronze standards ⓘ
orthostat reliefs ⓘ
rich Bronze Age remains ⓘ
royal tombs ⓘ
sphinx gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
sun disks ⓘ
laterUse Iron Age settlement ⓘ
locatedIn north-central Turkey ⓘ
Çorum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialFind bronze objects ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
copper objects ⓘ
gold objects ⓘ
silver objects ⓘ
stone sculptures ⓘ
near Boğazköy (Hattusa) NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Early Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance important Hittite religious and administrative center ⓘ
major center of Hattian culture ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Çorum Province → contains → Alaca Höyük ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alacahöyük
Anatolian Civilizations Museum → hasCollection → Alaca Höyük ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alacahöyük finds
Hatti → majorCity → Alaca Höyük ⓘ