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Compare Hattusha vs Sardis

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Use this tool when you want a fast scholarly side-by-side: which site is older, which spans more centuries, which carries more confirmed vs debated claims, and how far apart they sit on the map. Pick famous pairs such as Göbekli Tepe and Stonehenge, Pompeii and Herculaneum, or Angkor Wat and Borobudur — or build your own classroom set. Every card links back to the full site article with sources, excavations, and the interactive atlas.

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Hattusha begins roughly 500 years before Sardis.

Oldest

Hattusha

1650 BCE – 1178 BCE

Longest span

Sardis

1200 BCE – 1402 CE

Most popular

Hattusha

65 / 100

Distance apart

591 km

Hattusha → Sardis

UNESCO World Heritage

  • HattushaListed
  • SardisNot listed

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Timeline

1650 BCE1402 CE
Hattusha
1650 BCE – 1178 BCE
Sardis
1200 BCE – 1402 CE

Popularity

Hattusha
65/ 100W 12K · G 40
Sardis
63/ 100W 9K · G 40

Evidence & Interpretation

Hattusha6 items
Sardis6 items
Confirmed Inferred Debated
Hattusha
Hattusha
Türkiye, Central Anatolia
Sardis
Sardis
Türkiye, Aegean
Date Range1650 BCE – 1178 BCE1200 BCE – 1402 CE
ProvinceÇorumManisa
RegionCentral AnatoliaAegean
Popularity65 / 10063 / 100
ErasBronze AgeClassical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, Roman, Iron Age, Medieval
CivilizationsHittiteRoman, Lydian, Byzantine, Greek
Evidence & Interpretation4✓ 1? 1✗3✓ 1? 2✗
Wikipedia12.4K views/mo9.5K views/mo
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