Hittitology is the study of theHittites, an ancient Anatolian people that established an empire aroundHattusa in the 2nd millennium BCE. It combines aspects of thearchaeology,history,philology, andart history of the Hittite civilisation.There are two universities in Turkey with a Hittitology major studies besides some minors and chairs, one ofIstanbul University andAnkara University.
A minor programme in Hittitology (B.A.) has recently been created atPhilipps-Marburg University, Germany.[1]
A partial list of notable Hittite scholars includes:
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