Ancient writing in Turkey dated back to 2000 B.C.
Tablets with first writing in Anatolia unearthed from burial mound in central Anatolian province of Kayseri
home > Turkey, culture and art 07.09.2017
By Muzahim Zahid Tuzun
KAYSERI, Turkey
Clay tablets dating back 4,000 years show the beginnings of writing and literacy in ancient Anatolia, in the middle of modern-day Turkey, according to researchers.
Excavations in the province of Kayseri, southeast of Turkey’s capital Ankara, at an ancient tumulus or burial mound shed light on writing from around the year 2000 B.C., said Fikri Kulakoglu, a professor of archeology at Ankara University and head of the excavation team.
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