Examination of trees alive at the time shows three years of severe drought that may have caused crop failures and famine
A general view of the ancient city of Hattusa, one of the first civilizations established in Anatolia hosting the cultural heritages of the Hattians and the Hittites.A general view of the ancient city of Hattusa, one of the first civilizations established in Anatolia hosting the cultural heritages of the Hattians and the Hittites.
“This would have led to a collapse of the tax base, mass desertion of the large Hittite military and likely a mass movement of people seeking survival. The Hittites were also challenged by not having a port or other easy avenues to move food into the area,” Lorentzen added.The Hittites, with their capital Hattusa situated in central Anatolia, were one of the ancient world’s great powers across five centuries.
The researchers examined long-lived juniper trees that grew in the region at the time and eventually were harvested to build a wooden structure south-west of Ankara around 748 BC that may have been the burial chamber for a relative of Phrygia’s King Midas, who legend holds turned anything he touched into gold.
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