Hittite Culture in Anatolia
3000-1300BC
Turkey
The Hittite culture in Anatolia was a culture that developed in the territory of present-day Turkey between 3000 and 1300 BC. The Hittites were a warrior people who built a powerful empire that extended over much of Anatolia and Syria. One of your ancestors may have been a Hittite soldier who fought to defend their empire, fighting their enemies on the plains of Anatolia or defending their cities from sieges.