Late Bronze Age
LATE BRONZE AGE (1650 BCE – 1200 BCE)
In the Late Bronze Age, the Hittites expanded the borders of their Empire from Western Anatolia to the Upper Euphrates, to the whole of Anatolia, and Kadesh (Syria) in the south.
Beak Mouth Jug, Terracotta
THE END OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE
Arzawa in Western Anatolia and Kaška in Northern Anatolia always posed a problem for the Hittites. On the other hand, kingdoms such as Hayasa-Azzi in Eastern Anatolia and Karkemish in South-eastern Anatolia acted as a buffer against the dangers in the south. They secured the core part of the Hittite lands. The devastating consequences of the Migration of the Sea Peoples, and droughts seen in the 12th century BCE, destroyed the Hittite Empire and ended the Late Bronze Age in Anatolia.
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