Still Waters Posted August 10, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Archaeologists leading the University of Toronto's Tayinat Archaeological Project in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently carved lion. The gate complex provided access to the citadel of Kunulua, capital of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina (ca.950-725 BCE), and is reminiscent of the citadel gate excavated by British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley in 1911 at the royal Hittite city of Carchemish.The Tayinat find provides valuable new insight into the innovative character and cultural sophistication of the diminutive Iron Age states that emerged in the eastern Mediterranean following the collapse of the great civilized powers of the Bronze Age at the end of second millennium BCE. "The lion is fully intact, approximately 1.3 metres in height and 1.6 metres in length. It is poised in a seated position, with ears back, claws extended and roaring," Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted August 10, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Great find. I adore Hittites. They are so underrated. Im sad that we know little about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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