The Hittites, a culture that ruled much of present-day Turkey and Syria during Biblical times, might be best known for waging war on the Israelites and Egyptians and for their skill handling war chariots but archaeologists know comparatively little about the day-to-day life of Hittites. Archaeologists have been excavating the Hittite city of Karkemish along the border of Turkey and Syria for seven years now, unearthing all types of artifacts and ceramics. According to Zuhal Uzundere Kocalar at Turkey’s state-run news service, the Anadolu Agency, the researchers did not notice the smiley face until restorers put the fragments of the round, off-white jug with a small handle and short neck back together. The pot was used for drinking sherbet, a sweet drink. This most probably depicts the oldest smile of the world.
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The Hittites, a culture that ruled much of present-day Turkey and Syria during Biblical times, might be best known for waging war on the Israelites and Egyptians and for their skill handling war chariots but archaeologists know comparatively little about the day-to-day life of Hittites. Archaeologists have been excavating the Hittite city of Karkemish along the border of Turkey and Syria for seven years now, unearthing all types of artifacts and ceramics. According to Zuhal Uzundere Kocalar at Turkey’s state-run news service, the Anadolu Agency, the researchers did not notice the smiley face until restorers put the fragments of the round, off-white jug with a small handle and short neck back together. The pot was used for drinking sherbet, a sweet drink. This most probably depicts the oldest smile of the world.
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