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Dead sheep to gold: 4,000-year-old tablet reveals world’s first empire’s secrets
Archaeologists have unearthed “administrative tablets,” which provide the oldest tangible proof of the world’s ...
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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians' Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...
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4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape
Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals, offering a detailed record of the early Akkadian empire. These 4,000-year-old tablets ...