Clay tablets
Oldest tablet in history of geometry in Istanbul museum
An Australian mathematician has determined that a 3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet exhibited at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum for years is the oldest known example of applied geometry on a clay tablet.
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The mathematician said that it is the oldest known example of applied geometry on a 3,700-year-old clay tablet after his examinations of it in Istanbul.
Chora Trifylias: The palace complex of Nestor
One of the most important archeological sites in the whole Peloponnese, the Mycenaean palace of Nestor, is located near the town of Trifylia, a Mediterranean town in Messinia.
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From ancient Anatolia to Manhattan, Göbeklitepe monolith set to find home at UN
The sister of a massive ancient monolith towering 5.5 meters (18 feet) tall from southeastern Turkey will be impressing diplomats and visitors alike at U.N. headquarters in New York, Turkey announced on May 15.
Sumerian materials found in box at British University
The Sumerian materials discovered in a box in Ur are on display. AP photo