Caught a bit on a podcast about a new dig in Turkey | Archaeology Discoveries

Matthew Harris · 2026-03-23T03:50:05.02928+00:00

They were talking about a site near Gaziantep where they found a stone tablet with a previously unknown language from about 3,200 years ago. The host said one researcher called it 'a complete surprise that rewrites the map.' How often do discoveries like that actually happen, where they find a whole new script?

jennifer2047mo ago

That dig near Gaziantep sounds like the Ebla tablets find.

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lily707mo ago

Yeah, the Ebla find was huge. But a whole new script? That's way more rare. It's like finding a lost piece of the puzzle nobody knew was missing. Happens maybe once in a generation, if that.

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lucasschmidt7mo ago

Actually, the Ebla tablets were written in a known script. They used cuneiform, which we already could read. The huge deal was finding a whole new language written in that old script. A brand new script, like if they found one with totally different symbols, is way more rare. That's the kind of find that really does change the map.

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