Photo: “Sphinx Gate, Alaca Höyük 02”, Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for the web.
TÜRKIYE · 2500–2000 BC
Alacahöyük Archaeological Site
Alacahöyük
Occupied without a break from the Late Chalcolithic to the Ottoman period, the mound held the royal tombs of Hattian rulers in the Early Bronze Age and later an important Hittite cult and art centre; its sphinx gate and relief orthostats stand in place.
- Original name
- Alacahöyük
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 2500–2000 BC
- Civilisation
- Hittite
- Location
- 40.2333° N, 34.6962° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Which gate still stands in place at Alacahöyük?
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