claim · claim_hattusa_evacuated_before_burning
Hattusa’s royal-administrative centre was emptied before later burning, so its terminal fire should not be treated automatically as the event that destroyed the Hittite state.
Hattusa’s royal-administrative centre was emptied before later burning, so its terminal fire should not be treated automatically as the event that destroyed the Hittite state.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: preferred. This is separate from specialist review.
Recorded dataset maintenance date: 2026-08-11.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports
Severe Multi-Year Drought Coincident with Hittite Collapse around 1198–1196 BC — Sturt W. Manning, Cindy Kocik, Brita Lorentzen, Jed P. Sparks (2023)Supports the claim: Hattusa’s royal-administrative centre was emptied before later burning, so its terminal fire should not be treated automatically as the event that destroyed the Hittite state.
- supports · supports
Destruction and Its Impact on Ancient Societies at the End of the Bronze Age — Jesse Michael Millek (2023)Supports the claim: Hattusa’s royal-administrative centre was emptied before later burning, so its terminal fire should not be treated automatically as the event that destroyed the Hittite state.
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