Archaeologists unearth ancient clay tablets ‘which could lead to locations of 11 lost cities’
Rob Waugh
Yahoo News UK16 November 2017
Ancient Assyrian clay tablets which date back four millennia could guide researchers to the locations of 11 ‘lost cities’ in modern-day Turkey.
The tablets contain business records from traders in wool, wine and other precious goods – and offer hints of the locations of cities which have lain undiscovered so far.
Harvard researchers analysed tablets found in the ancient city of Kanesh, the 12,000 cuneiform trade records include business transactions, accounts, seals and contracts.
Archaeologists unearth ancient clay tablets ‘which could lead to locations of 11 lost cities’
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