Notes

Hattuşaş, Hititler'in geç tunç çağı dönemindeki başkentidir. Çorum il merkezinin 82 km güneybatısındaki günümüzdeki adıyla Boğazkale ilçesinde bulunmaktadır.

Kent, tarih sahnesinde, Hitit İmparatorluğu'nun MÖ 17. ile 13. yüzyıllar arasında başkenti olarak yer almıştır. Hattuşaş, 1986 yılında UNESCO Dünya Mirasları listesine dahil edilmiştir. Hattuşaş Çorum'un Sungurlu ilçesinin güneydoğusunda Boğazkale ilçesinin 4 km doğusundadır.


Hattusa (also Ḫattuša or Hattusas /ˌhɑːttʊˈsɑːs/; Hittite: URUḪa-at-tu-ša) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River (Hittite: Marashantiya; Greek: Halys).

Hattusa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986.
The landscape surrounding the city included rich agricultural fields and hill lands for pasture as well as woods. Smaller woods are still found outside the city, but in ancient times, they were far more widespread. This meant the inhabitants had an excellent supply of timber when building their houses and other structures. The fields provided the people with a subsistence crop of wheat, barley and lentils. Flax was also harvested, but their primary source for clothing was sheep wool. They also hunted deer in the forest, but this was probably only a luxury reserved for the nobility. Domestic animals provided meat.

There were several other settlements in the vicinity, such as the rock shrine at Yazılıkaya and the town at Alacahöyük. Since the rivers in the area are unsuitable for major ships, all transport to and from Hattusa had to go by land.