The Hittites were one of the great powers of the ancient Near East, ruling a vast empire that competed with Egypt, Assyria, ...

From Ankara's ancient artifacts to Cappadocia's subterranean labyrinths, one writer follows the Hittites across central Türkiye.

Harvard economist Roland Fryer draws on a deeply personal experience to examine what economics reveals about drugs, addiction, and the laws meant to contain them. Photo: Free to Choose Network When I ...

America's young men are increasingly turning to religion and professing that it is taking a more central role in their lives, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll released Wednesday found that 42% ...

A 3,500-year-old figurine known as the “Genç Fırtına Tanrısı” (“Young Storm God”) discovered by chance and recently added to a museum collection, has gone on public display for the first time at the ...

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Archaeologists in northern Turkey say they have uncovered the long-lost Temple of Kubaba, a 2,600-year-old religious complex that is reshaping understanding of belief and ritual in ancient Anatolia.

“The Moon that fell from heaven”—a story first inscribed on clay tablets in the 14th century BCE—begins with a celestial accident: the Moon tumbles to earth and encounters the workings of nature. In a ...

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Pilgrims cheer as Dave and Lauren Moore and others perform July 19, 2024, during the third revival night of the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Credit: OSV News ...

Archaeologists at the Turkish site of Uşaklı Höyük have uncovered compelling evidence of ritualized infant burials that may shed new light on previously unknown Hittite religious practices. The ...