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An ancient "urban sales agreement" from 3,800 years ago discovered at Aççana Höyük

At the Aççana Höyük in Hatay, which was affected by earthquakes, a cuneiform clay tablet with nail writing was found during the removal of wall remnants, estimated to be 3,800 years old, providing information about an Akkadian "city sale contract."

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"It was very exciting for it to come out intact." Dr. Murat Akar, the excavation director, stated that this year's focus during the season's excavation at Aççana Mound was on repair and conservation efforts. Akar emphasized that the tablet found among the remains, dating back 3,800 years, was in good condition. He said, "It was very exciting for us to find a tablet that had never been touched, completely intact, while removing the debris of a few collapsed walls at the mound."