Archeologists write history at Sidon excavation site

Sep 07, 2005 22:55


A cuneiform tablet has been discovered in Sidon, making it the first piece of writing found at the 5,000-year-old site, and the second to have come out of excavations in Lebanon. It was found near a doorway, and seems to be a record of some kind of rationing.

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ha_thor September 7 2005, 20:19:28 UTC
It always excites me and makes me wonder what is left to find.

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viggo_tlaloc September 7 2005, 20:26:33 UTC
Me too.

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adamnedsoul September 7 2005, 20:32:20 UTC
I would love to be around this kind of find.

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viggo_tlaloc September 13 2005, 20:25:20 UTC
Me too.

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deb38 September 8 2005, 20:37:28 UTC
I hope they learn lots and then tell us.

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viggo_tlaloc September 13 2005, 20:26:01 UTC
I hope so too.

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kat_isis September 9 2005, 15:27:10 UTC
Loving the idea of this find and what it may throw up.

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viggo_tlaloc September 13 2005, 20:26:14 UTC
Me too

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rubycurls September 9 2005, 19:55:27 UTC
Fab stuff. :D

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viggo_tlaloc September 13 2005, 20:26:47 UTC
:D

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