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 .