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Boğazköy (Hattuşaş) örenyeri, Çorum İli'nin 82 km. güneybatısında yer almakta olup Ankara'ya uzaklığı ise 208 km'dir. Hitit devletinin eski çekirdek bölgesinin merkezinde bulunan Boğazköy (Hattuşaş) örenyeri Budaközü Çayı vadisinin güney ucunda, ovadan 300 m. yükseklikteki sayısız kaya kütleleri ve dağ yamaçlarının bölünmesiyle çevrili olarak kuzey ve batıda derin yamaçlarla sınırlandırılmıştır. Şehir kuzeye doğru açık olup kuzey kısmı dışında diğer kısımları surla çevrilidir.
Hattusaş

The historical site of Boğazköy (Hattusas) is located at 82 km to the southwest of Çorum and it is 208 km from Ankara. Boğazköy (Hattusas) site which was located at the core region of the Hittite state is at the southern end of the Budaközü River valley, at an elevation of 300 metres from the plain surrounded by numerous rock masses and the separations of mountain sides and deep cliffs to the north and west. The city is open towards the north and surrounded by city walls on all sides except the north.

The Hattusas historical site was first visited by Charles Dexter in 1834 and introduced to the world. Later Sayce made the first connection between with these ruins and the Hittite state as until that time the centre of the Hittites was considered to be in Syria. In 1882, Carl Human came to Boğazköy with Otto Puchstein and they, for the first time made a comprehensive planning study. They also made castings of Yazılıkaya which is currently at the Pergamon museum. During the years 1893-1894 E. Chantre carried out the first explorative excavation and in 1905 Makridi and H.Winckler visited Boğazköy and carried out the excavations which continued until 1917. The systematic excavations which were started in 1932 by Kurt Bittel on behalf of the German Archaeological Institute were stopped for a while during the World War II and the work was later resumed and continued under the same excavation leader until 1978. The excavations which are carried out under the leadership of Dr. Peter Neve from 1978 to 1993 is still progressing on behalf of the same institution by Dr. Jurgen Seer.

Settlements existed at the Boğazköy (Hattusas) site since 3rd millennium B.C.. The small and fortified settlements of that period were at Büyükkale and its environs. In the 19th and 18th centuries B.C. settlements from the age of Assyrian Trade Colonies are seen at the Lower City and the name of the city was first discovered from written documents of that era.

The first period of development at Hattusas terminated with a major fire and the culprit behind this fire must be the Kushara King Anitta. According to documents, right after this destruction, around 1700 B.C.. Hattusas was settled once more and became the capital of the Hittite state in 1600's and its builder was Hattusilis I. who had a Kushara origin just like Anitta.