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Ancient writing in Turkey dates back to 2000 BC
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.
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Findings in Kayseri show active ancient Anatolian women
Clay tablets unearthed during excavations at the Kültepe Kaniş/Karum mound in the province of Kayseri in central Turkey reveal that Anatolian women played an active part in administration and trade up to 4,000 years ago.
Hititology workshop at METU
As part of the 50th anniversary of the Middle East Technical University (METU) Alumni Association, a workshop titled "Hititology in the 100th Year of the Hittite Language" will be held on Dec. 20 at the university's Vi?nelik campus between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Kültepe Tablets open Kayseri to the world
The earliest written documentation of life in Anatolia, the Kültepe Tablets, have drawn foreign academics and experts to Kayseri following their recent registration by UNESCOThe inclusion of 5,000-year-old Kültepe tablets in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in October has attracted the interest of international academics and historians to the ancient city.
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Traces of trade on UNESCO list
The Kültepe Tablets, the earliest written documentation of life in Anatolia, have been included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
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Excavations to shed light on ancient trade
Kayseri's Kültepe mound was the trade hub of the Middle East. New excavations hope to provide more information on this ancient hubNew excavation work started on the Kültepe Kani?/Karum mound, located in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri, will shed light on the early stages of trade.
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Giant amphoras unearthed in Kültepe
Three massive, mysterious amphoras have been unearthed during excavations in the Kani?-Kültepe-Karum archaeological field in Kayseri.
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4,000-year-old tablets found in Turkey include women's rights
The Kültepe-Kani?-Karum trade colony in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri continues to amaze archeologists, with an expert at the dig revealing that tablets citing women?s rights were discovered at the Bronze Age settlement.
Tablet about payment of donkey debt discovered in Kültepe believed to be oldest trade document
Archaeologists working on the Kültepe-KaniÅ-Karum trade colony in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri have discovered a trade document believed to be the worldâs oldest.
Ankara University Archaeology Department academic and the head of the excavations, Professor Fikri KulakoÄlu, said the artifact mentioned the payment of a âdonkey debt.â