Water basin, Lower City, Hattusa, Anatolia, Turkey
Water basin in the Lower City, Hattusa archaeological site, near Bogazkale, Corum, Anatolia, Turkey. Hittite houses are known to have bathtubs, basins, drainage and sewage systems. They were made from mud brick and housed priests, civil servants, merchants and artisans. Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite empire, built in the late Bronze Age from c. 1650 BC, on an older Chalcolithic settlement founded 6th millennium BC. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50447963
Media ID
50447963
Size
8268px x 5928px
(20.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
