often referred to as the Silver Treaty, between the Hittites and Egyptians, underscoring the region’s historical importance. The green stone of Hattusa has emerged as a popular attraction for ...

He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne. Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain.

An ancient clay tablet found in central Turkey suggests that a little known rival ethnic group was closely involved in the establishment of the Hittite Empire more than 3,000 years ago ...