
One of the settlements shedding light on the prehistoric and early historical periods of Anatolia, the Ancient City of Sarissa is known as one of the cities of the Hittite Empire. Located today in the Kuşaklı region, approximately four kilometers east of Başören Village in the Altınyayla district of Sivas Province, the settlement occupies a strategic position atop a natural hill. Believed to have been founded in the 16th century BCE, the city holds a unique position within the Hittite settlement
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Güven Arsebük is a scholar who specialized in prehistoric archaeology in Türkiye, known particularly for his field research on Neolithic settlements. He spent the majority of his academic career at the Department of Prehistory at Istanbul University, making significant contributions to Turkish archaeology through his efforts to document the prehistoric cultures of Anatolia. Excavations he conducted at early settlement sites such as Suberde, Erbaba, and Baradız have provided important data on the
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