• Login
    View Item 
    •   MINDS@UW Home
    • MINDS@UW La Crosse
    • Murphy Library, UWL
    • UW-L Archaeology Senior Theses
    • View Item
    •   MINDS@UW Home
    • MINDS@UW La Crosse
    • Murphy Library, UWL
    • UW-L Archaeology Senior Theses
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Impact of a militaristic society: a study on the Hittites

    Thumbnail
    File(s)
    Hawley_Amber_Thesis.pdf (915.5Kb)
    Date
    2012
    Author
    Hawley, Amber N.
    Department
    Archaeology
    Advisor(s)
    Anderson, David
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The purpose of this study is to better understand the relationship between the military, the economy, and the societal collapse of the Hittites, a militaristic society. The Hittite empire suffered from many problems near the end of its existence, but this research supports the idea that the military's demand for subsistence goods was too great for the economy to provide. By analyzing historical documentation, many aspects of the Hittite culture can be examined, such as trade networks as well as military campaign reports. The study also looks at the archaeological excavations of Hattusa, the Hittite capital, and Kaman-Kalehoyuk, a supply city that would restock the campaigning military. By examining these cities and historical documentation, better understanding of the economy and military will be attained for militaristic societies; and in the case of the Hittites, their relationship to the societal collapse is determined to be strong.
    Subject
    Hattusa (Hittite) -- History.
    Subsistence economy -- History.
    Military archaeology
    Hittites.
    Archaeology and history.
    Archaeology -- Methodology.
    Permanent Link
    http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/64730
    Type
    Thesis
    Part of
    • UW-L Archaeology Senior Theses

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
     

     

    Browse

    All of MINDS@UWCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    Login

    Contact Us | Send Feedback