The Sphinx Gate, Alacahöyük (Hittite settlement)

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Carole Raddato
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published on 11 April 2016
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The Sphinx Gate at Alacahöyük (the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement in central Turkey) was built in the 14th century BCE. It was the south entrance of the city and was fortified with towers. It was flanked by sphinx protomes sculpted in monolith stone. The sphinxes were the protectors of the city.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2016, April 11). The Sphinx Gate, Alacahöyük (Hittite settlement). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4891/the-sphinx-gate-alacahoyuk-hittite-settlement/

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