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Unearthed Hittite artifacts in Istanbul break new ground [sic, Hurrians]
Hurriyet Daily News ^
| Thursday, October 31, 2013
| Omer Erbil
Posted on 11/03/2013 9:48:46 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Traces of the Hurrian civilization discovered in excavations in the ancient city of Bathonea in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece river basin are being hailed as the year's most important discovery as they provide the first ever proof that the Hittites came to Europe and civilisations' long history... The traces from the Hurrian civilization -- the early Hittite era -- were found in the Küçükçekmece river basin in the western parts of the city. The discoveries -- iron god and goddess statues that were found in two different places -- have created great excitement among researchers... Two Hurrian statues, bitumen, tin and ceramic pieces are from 1800 B.C. Bitumen was only used in Mesopotamia at the time and was used to make vessels waterproof. Maritime trade improved thanks to this material. Tin was more valuable than gold at the beginning of the Bronze Age. The tin in Küçükçekmece was found in cubes during excavations in the same place with the statues. This year's excavations also revealed 301 bottles for holy water, called "Unguanterium," as well as small bottles for perfume or pomade made between the fifth and sixth centuries B.C. |
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: caria; carian; carians; esl; godsgravesglyphs; hurrians; kreti; minoan; minoans; tarshish
The discoveries in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece river basin, iron god and goddess statues that were found in two different places, have created great excitement among researchers. Radikal photos / Ömer ERBIL
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posted on
11/03/2013 9:48:46 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/03/2013 9:51:34 AM PST
by
GeronL
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
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posted on
11/03/2013 9:51:58 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
Humm. Turkey is re-Ilsamitizing. Any pre-Islamic artifacts must be destroyed. It’s a requirement. The recent former Muslim Brotherhood leader of Egypt had appointed a strict Islamist to oversee the pyramids. That man had already said he favored destroying them and that now technology existed to do so. This probably played a major role in their downfall as every Egyptian realizes that without those pyramids there’s no tourism in Egypt.
To: SunkenCiv
Weren’t those Hittites the guys I heard about that like to hit it, hit it, hit it, and then quit it?
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posted on
11/03/2013 10:42:40 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: SunkenCiv
Hey! “Küçükçekmece” is my middle name!
To: SunkenCiv
They misspelled “Constantinople.”
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posted on
11/03/2013 10:49:37 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
ESL problems. The article also refers to “the 17th and 15th centuries B.C., known as the dark era of Istanbul”, which is obvious nonsense.
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posted on
11/03/2013 11:29:19 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
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posted on
11/03/2013 11:29:45 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Their capital was at Lazmatoy.
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posted on
11/03/2013 11:34:42 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: Gen.Blather
The Turks are going the Mubarak-era Egyptian way — turning their archaeological sites into Disneyland-style tourist traps.
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posted on
11/03/2013 11:37:29 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/03/2013 12:02:58 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: Gen.Blather
The modernizing elements in Turkey should do everything they can to spread knowledge of Turkey's ancient history throughout the country especially in popular media that can reach the largest number of people. This will open the eyes of the Turkish people to their long history—they were not always Moslem.
To: SunkenCiv
Looking at those figurines: Having those little short arms must have made it hard to reach.
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posted on
11/04/2013 3:23:48 AM PST
by
Adder
(No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
To: SunkenCiv
Now I know what Peyton Manning is talking about when he shouts “Hurry Hurry” at the line.
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