Karkemish of the Hittites on the Euphrates. New Discoveries and New Acquisitions

Karkemish, situated on the banks of the Euphrates River at a strategic crossing between Anatolia and Mesopotamia, emerged as one of the most significant commercial and political centers of the Ancient Near East. During the Hittite Empire period, the settlement acquired the character of a frontier city and an administrative hub, and it continued to maintain its importance after the collapse of the empire as the capital of one of the Late Hittite kingdoms.