# Hattusa was sacked by enemies, local (the Kaska) or the Sea Peoples.

> Disputed: Hattusa was sacked by enemies, local (the Kaska) or the Sea Peoples.

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Answer · Late Bronze Age collapse

# Hattusa was sacked by enemies, local (the Kaska) or the Sea Peoples.

Hattusa was sacked by enemies, local (the Kaska) or the Sea Peoples.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Destruction with weapons and bodies at the moment of abandonment.

## What would rule it out

- Archaeology showing an orderly abandonment before burning.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Ramesses III lists Hatti among the lands that could not stand before the invaders.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/evidence/EVD0D464XT42PNQ/ramesses-iii-lists-hatti-among-the-lands-that-could-not)

Speculative

FOR

[Investigations indicate the city was emptied by its administration and burned later.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/evidence/EVD0D464Y1Y6Y5Z/investigations-indicate-the-city-was-emptied-by-its)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Why was Hattusa abandoned?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/questions/QST0D464N8P0FCE/why-was-hattusa-abandoned)

Most likelyThe court moved away for political reasons, leaving the capital to decline

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Hattusa was sacked by enemies, local (the Kaska) or the Sea Peoples. [Answer ANS0D464XJA6N8E]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D464XJA6N8E
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