An intellectual journey through the cities and civilizations that populated the plateau of Anatolia from the Early Bronze Age to the Graeco-Roman period, this collection of articles presents the latest in archaeological research on the Hittites, Urartians, Persians, Lydians, Phrygians, and Greeks by some of the foremost scholars in their respective fields. Among the featured articles is a description by Peter Neve, given in English for the first time, of the Great Temple at Hattusa. Others review work at later sites including Aphrodisias and Sardis.

An Overview of Anatolian Archaeology (Ronald L Gorny)
Plants and People in Ancient Anatolia (Mark Nesbitt)
Urban Planning and the Archaeology of Society at Early Bronze Age Titris Huyyk (Timothy Matney)
Swords, Armor, and Figurines: A Metalliferous View from the Central Taurus (K Aslihan Yener)
Environment, Archaeology, and History in Hittite Anatolia (Ronald L Gorny)
The History of the Hittites (Gregory McMahon)
The Great Temple in Bogazkuy-Hattua (Peter Neve)
The Power of Narrative in Hittite Literature (Ahmet Ynal)
Hittite Pottery and Potters: The View from Late Bronze Age Gordion (Robert C Henrickson)
The Religion of the Hittites (Gary Beckman)
A Hittite Seal from Megiddo (Itmar Singer)
An Urartian Ozymandias (Paul Zimansky)
King or God? Imperial Iconography and the "Tiarate Head" Coins of Achaemenid Anatolia (Elspeth R M Dusinberre)
Lydian Houses, Domestic Assemblages, and Household Size (Nicholas Cahill)
Gordion: The Rise and Fall of an Iron Age Capital (Mary M Voigt)
New Research on the City Plan of Ancient Aphrodisias (Christopher Ratte).