On Hittite Dreams

ipamati kistamati pari tumatimis Luwian and Hittite StudieS preSented to J. david HawkinS on tHe occaSion of HiS 70 tH birtHday itaMar SinGer editor eMery and cLaire yaSS pubLicationS in arcHaeoLoGy inStitute of arcHaeoLoGy teL aviv univerSity teL aviv 2010 iv under the auspices of the friends of the institute of archaeology of tel aviv university with the support of the israel Science foundation published by the emery and claire yass publications in archaeology (bequeathed by the yass estate, Sydney, australia) of the institute of archaeology, tel aviv university iSbn 965-266-026-4 © copyright 2010 all rights reserved printed in israel by top print John david Hawkins photograph by takayuki oshima, courtesy of the Middle east cultural centre of Japan.

Insights into Hittite History and Archaeology. Ed. H. Genz and D. P. Mielke. Colloquia Antiqua 2., 2011

The Discovery of an Anatolian Empire. A Colloquium to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Decipherment of the Hittite Language, ed. M. Doğan-Alparslan – A. Schachner – M. Alparslan, Istanbul 2017, 295–303

al-Rafidan, Journal of Western Asiatic Studies, The Institute for Cultural Studies, Studies of Ancient Iraq, Kokushikan University, Tokyo

The attempt to answer the question of cultural continuity and discontinuity has been, and continues to be, the principal driving force in the archaeology of Anatolia. On a wider scale, the concern with defining cultural boundaries has been no less a central issue in the archaeology of the Ancient Near East. The question of cultural boundaries goes to the very heart of understanding and interpreting Anatolian and other Ancient Near East sites from a historical view. This, however, begs two essential questions: 1) is the historical view the proper view for archaeology? and 2) is the historical view credible, even to the objectives of historical scholarship? While these questions may seem ridiculous and completely unwarranted, or heretical, I will endeavor to demonstrate that a reassessment of these basic issues is critical.

Life and Culture in the Ancient Near East. Edited by Averbeck, Chavalas and Weisberg, 2003

The Hittite heartland is a relatively high-altitude tableland with mountains nearby. Today it has cold winters with lots of snow and hot, dry summers. Oliver Gurney once wrote:

2019

MassiMo Poetto A Hieroglyphic graffito on a pitcher from Kültepe leoPoldo rePola Technologies and procedures for the survey of architectural traces along the Büyükkaya-Ambarlikaya gorge at Hattusa Hakan erol The parties and the accessing regions of the Old Assyrian trade

ipamati kistamati pari tumatimis Luwian and Hittite StudieS preSented to J. david HawkinS on tHe occaSion of HiS 70 tH birtHday itaMar SinGer editor eMery and cLaire yaSS pubLicationS in arcHaeoLoGy inStitute of arcHaeoLoGy teL aviv univerSity teL aviv 2010 iv under the auspices of the friends of the institute of archaeology of tel aviv university with the support of the israel Science foundation published by the emery and claire yass publications in archaeology (bequeathed by the yass estate, Sydney, australia) of the institute of archaeology, tel aviv university iSbn 965-266-026-4 © copyright 2010 all rights reserved printed in israel by top print John david Hawkins photograph by takayuki oshima, courtesy of the Middle east cultural centre of Japan.

The publication of a new edition of The Hillites and their Contemporaries in Asia Minor by J. G. Macqueen provided the opportunity to make available to the English speaking public an up-to-date survey of Hittite history and culture based on the latest textual and archaeological data. Unfortunately this edition has failed to live up to this promise. Our comments below highlight the shortcomings of the book and provide some additions, corrections, and suggestions for yet another revision.