Original: The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language familyDr Andrew McCarthy, University of Edinburgh, Archaeology 1B Lecture and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa (Hittite ) in north-central Anatolia (on the Central Anatolian plateau) ca.
Simplified: The Hittites were an ancient people from Kaneš who spoke an Indo-European language, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa (Hittite URU) in north-central Anatolia from the 18th century BC.