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July 14, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2010/07/13/3350_year_old_fragment_of_text_found/

3,350-Year-Old Text Fragment Found in Jerusalem

(Bloomberg-Boston Globe) A tiny clay fragment dating from the 14th century BCE discovered outside Jerusalem's Old City walls contains the oldest written document found in Jerusalem. The 3,350-year-old clay fragment was uncovered beneath a 10th-century BCE tower dating from the period of King Solomon, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Monday. The find, believed to be part of a tablet from a royal archive, testifies to the importance of Jerusalem as a major city in the Late Bronze Age.

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