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King's Gate showing bronze helmet style

A Hittite Bronze Helmet

Most ancient armor comes to us via burial goods, but we have virtually no grave gifts from the Hittites, so this bronze helmet from the Hittite royal city of Sapinuwa is a big deal and lots of fun. Even more so that it matches the famous King’s Gate at Hattusa.

Row of Hittite figures, royal visits

Beyond Letters: Royal Visits between Great Kings?

Did the Great Kings (and Queens) of the Bronze Age get together for royal visits? Or did they depend solely on diplomatic letters? In terms of my fiction, did Tesha ever sit down for a feast with Pharaoh? The evidence is tantalizingly fragmentary.

seal impression and cylinder seal

Archaeology: Seal Leaves an Impression

Seals and their impressions on clay play an important role in my novel Priestess of Ishana. So I was intrigued by an article about a particularly old seal impression—7,000 years old—excavated in Israel that indicates it was used for “business security.”

Curing the Hittite Way: Analogical Magic and Powerful Words

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.