Alacahoyuk se encuentra en el centro de la República de Turquía. Está a solo 3 horas de la popular Capadocia y de la capital, Ankara. Gracias a su proximidad a la antigua ciudad de Hattusa, Alacahoyuk puede visitarse en un día desde Ankara hasta Capadocia. Para aquellos interesados en la Historia y la Arqueología, les recomendamos encarecidamente que añadan un día extra a su tour autoguiado por Capadocia y exploren esta impresionante ciudad en el camino hacia Capadocia o Antalya, como se aconseja en nuestro tour autoguiado de Ankara a Antalya.

W.G. Hamilton descubrió Alacahoyuk en 1835. Las primeras expediciones arqueológicas en Alacahoyuk comenzaron en 1907 durante la época otomana. Las excavaciones se detuvieron debido a la Primera Guerra Mundial. La República de Turquía continuó con las excavaciones después de 1935 y prosiguieron hasta la década de 1970. Aunque casi todas las obras monumentales pertenecen al período hitita, los hallazgos más importantes de Alacahoyuk provienen de las tumbas reales que datan del tercer milenio a.C. Los discos solares de bronce y los ídolos de animales son fenomenales. Estas tumbas reales se encuentran en el centro del sitio arqueológico, subrayando su importancia religiosa para las comunidades que vivieron en el área. Los reales enterrados en estas tumbas no eran de Anatolia. Probablemente eran del sur de Rusia y hablaban una lengua indoeuropea. Incluso podrían haber llegado a ser los gobernantes de la gente allí. Esta idea está respaldada por el tamaño de las tumbas, las figurillas y los discos solares encontrados en su interior. Los reales fueron enterrados en posición fetal mirando hacia el sur. Estaban ricamente adornados con fíbulas de oro, diademas y hebillas de cinturón, así como figuras de hoja de oro repujada. Para mí, el hallazgo más hermoso de Alacahoyuk es el águila bicéfala. Esta criatura mitológica fue un símbolo de poder para todas las civilizaciones anatolias como los hititas, romanos y selyúcidas.

Alacahoyuk fue una ciudad más importante antes de que el Imperio Hitita declarara a Hattusa como su capital. La hermosa artesanía en piedra en Alacahoyuk es una prueba de la importancia religiosa del asentamiento para los hititas. Las murallas de la ciudad cubiertas con ortostatos tienen puertas interiores y exteriores con rampas para arqueros. La entrada monumental al sur, que está protegida por dos grandes esfinges del período hitita, está dispuesta entre dos torres. A unos 2 metros del suelo, los pilares monolíticos de 4 metros de altura utilizados como jambas de puerta fueron tallados en forma de esfinges. Las bases de las torres junto a la Puerta de las Esfinges están cubiertas con muchos ortostatos. Los relieves y las esfinges datan del siglo XIII a.C. Los relieves en la antigua ciudad son réplicas. Las piezas originales fueron trasladadas al Museo de las Civilizaciones de Anatolia en Ankara. Se encontró una segunda fila de ortostatos alrededor de la puerta monumental de Alacahoyuk. Sus ubicaciones exactas aún no están claramente determinadas. El nombre hitita de Alacahoyuk en el período hitita es incierto. La ciudad podría haber estado dedicada a la diosa del sol Arinna de los hititas.

La vida en Alacahoyuk comenzó incluso antes de que floreciera el Imperio Hitita y continuó hasta el día de hoy. El pueblo de Alaca que rodea la antigua ciudad muestra la importancia de la región incluso hoy en día. Las amplias llanuras fértiles son muy convenientes para la agricultura y la ganadería. Los hititas conocían este hecho hace miles de años y construyeron reservorios y sistemas de irrigación que aún son utilizados por los locales del área hoy en día. No te pierdas la oportunidad de visitar uno de los reservorios hititas construidos cerca de Alacahoyuk por IV Tudhaliya en 1240 a.C.


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