An Italian-Syrian team of archaeologists, led by Prof. Lorenzo d’Alfonso of the University of Pavia, Italy, has resumed excavations at Ugarit after they were halted when the civil war broke out in 2011. Ugarit was a port city with a thriving trade network, linking Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, and Mesopotamia. It existed from ca. 1450 to 1195 BC, when it was destroyed. One of the greatest finds from Ugarit was the city’s archive, discovered in 1927. The texts, written on cuneiform tablets, were written in seven languages and four scripts and contained religious and administrative records. They illuminate the world of the ancient Near East in the Late Bronze Age, and provide more detailed information about the religious beliefs surrounding Ba’al, which are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. The team of archaeologists excavating Ugarit hope to uncover more of the city to better understand everyday life in the Late Bronze Age.
Source: https://arkeonews.net/unearthing-the-birthplace-of-the-alphabet-archaeologists-return-after-14-years-of-silence/
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