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Parsuhanda
ancient city, Turkey
Also known as: Acemhöyük, Purushkhanda
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destruction during Bronze Age
- In Anatolia: Middle Bronze Age
…as Acemhöyük (probably the ancient Purushkhanda) and Hattusas (site of the later Hittite capital), which, together with a number of other cities in central Anatolia, were also violently destroyed. It is not clear who was responsible for the destruction. The Middle Bronze Age sites of western Anatolia were largely unaffected…
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history of Anatolia
- In Anatolia: The Old Hittite Kingdom
…(classical Heraclea Cybistra; modern Ereğli); Parsuhanda (Purushkhanda; probably modern Acemhöyük); and Lusna (classical Lystra). With the exception of Landa (probably to the north), the sites are all located in the territory to the south of the Kızıl River called by the Hittites the Lower Land, suggesting the first extension of…
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