Latest Posts

After the Collapse

After the Collapse

At some point the mentions of Hayasa disappear from the Hittite annals, suddenly and completely.

Hayasa, or the Argument About a Name

Hayasa, or the Argument About a Name

In the second millennium BC the Hittites arrived in Anatolia. On the prevailing theory this

Deer and Birds at Sos Höyük

Deer and Birds at Sos Höyük

Last time we were looking at the Kura-Araxes culture of the Early Bronze Age. The

The Twin Minarets

The Twin Minarets

I have already written about the Yakutiye, one of the two great madrasas of Erzurum.

The Hearth That Smiles Back

The Hearth That Smiles Back

You may remember that we have already met the Kura-Araxes culture, in the museum at

The Poem Pushkin Never Wrote

The Poem Pushkin Never Wrote

I still have a great deal to say about Erzurum and shall go on saying

<< >>