Archaeologists at the University of Tubingen found historic objects in the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq. The researchers claimed to have found a pointed archive of 93 clay tablets dating from 1250 BC, a related period of Middle Assyrian Empire.
Reported by Pasthorizonspr, Wednesday (25/10/2017), what is seen in the ancient writings on the tablet is still a mystery. The researchers have to decipher it, a long and difficult task.
Precisely, the tablet was found on the site of the town of Bronze Age of Bassetki, discovered only in 2013 by archaeologists from the collaborative research center Tübingen. Tübingen archaeologists continue their work undisturbed.
Even in September and October this year, despite the turbulence caused by the Kurdish referendum on independence and the government's sharp response in the region.
In recent months, researchers have explored layers of settlements dating from the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Age, as well as from the subsequent Assyrian period.
"Our findings provide evidence that the earliest urban centers in northern Mesopotamia were resolved almost continuously from about 3000 to 600 BC This shows that Bassetki has important meaning in important trade routes," said archaeologist Peter Pfalzner.
Working on site, the researchers made drawings of clay tablets based on computational photography methods. This enables interactive re-lighting of objects from all directions.
Hard work reading and translating 93 spiky tablets will start in Germany, once the team returns home. Many clay tablets are not burned and very shabby, so reading them will be a big challenge and will take a lot of time.
Peter Pfalzner hopes that the texts will produce details about the history, society and culture of the northern Mesopotamian region.
