Viggen Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Archeologists have unearthed the tablets of first written trade agreement in Anatolia. Professor Cahit Gunbatti of Ankara University's Faculty of Letters, History and Geography said the first written trade agreement in Anatolia was made 4,000 years ago. "We have discovered the cuneiform-script tablets in Kultepe-Karum excavations in (the Central Anatolian province of) Kayseri," Gunbatti told AA correspondent. Archeologists have been carrying out excavations in Karum hamlet near Kultepe tumulus, where Assyrians used to live, since 1948. They have unearthed some 23,000 cuneiform-script tablets so far. "Around 4,500 tablets have been smuggled abroad since 1948," Gunbatti said. Gunbatti said Assyrian tradesmen who settled in the region 4,000 years ago sold the tin and fabrics they brought from Mesopotamia. The two tablets indicated that the oldest trade agreement in Anatolia was made 4,000 years ago, Gunbatti said... ...read the full article at WorldBulletin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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