The recent designation of Arslantepe, a dig in southeastern Turkey, as a World Heritage site has got me exploring this ancient city’s significance in light of my own fiction. Politics and artwork both reveal intriguing ways that this site–which I wasn’t familiar with previously–reflects the historical realities that I incorporate into my fiction.
Some posts I enjoyed from around the web: Greek vase goes live, metal on an Egyptian boat, everything about Roman stoneworking, Hittite stamp seal from Puduhepa’s hometown and what about those Sea People?
My reconstruction of a Trojan or Hittite Wedding.
The Hittite law of adultery
My post about the role of magic and powerful words in Hittite healing to restore harmony between the divine and mortal realms and in the process bring about physical health.
Ever wondered what it’s like to bathe a goddess? A post about Hittite/Trojan religion and the care and feeding of gods in the ancient world.
Find out how I dress my royal characters from the Trojan and Hittite world–the evidence is a bit unusual!
