Hittite

A new peer-reviewed study argues that the Hittites - the Bronze Age superpower whose capital was Hattusa - developed a structured “hygiene culture” that blended everyday cleanliness with social status and religious expectations. Rather than treating washing as a rare luxury, the evidence suggests the Hittites built spaces, used tools, and followed routines that made staying clean a normal and meaningful part of life reports Arkeonews . The research by Ana Arroyo, published in Anatolian Studies, stresses a key point that modern readers often miss: “hygiene” is not a universal idea that looks the same in every society. What counts as “clean,” how often people wash, and who is expected to do so can differ widely - even inside the