3.7 International Spice Trading
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Fig. 3.6 A photograph from the excavation of Terqa showing the location of the small, upsidedown, scarcely visible jar (marked by an arrow) which contained spices nearly 4,000 years old
Fig. 3.7 A photograph showing the carbonized spices found inside the jar shown in Fig. 3.6
been left behind by Hittite troops on their way to sack Babylon in 1596 BC. The
excavators comment
The historical picture drawn by the texts and artefacts makes Terqa a type site for an essential period in the development of the ancient Near East. Since it was at the hub of a large
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Fig. 3.6 A photograph from the excavation of Terqa showing the location of the small, upsidedown, scarcely visible jar (marked by an arrow) which contained spices nearly 4,000 years old
Fig. 3.7 A photograph showing the carbonized spices found inside the jar shown in Fig. 3.6
been left behind by Hittite troops on their way to sack Babylon in 1596 BC. The
excavators comment
The historical picture drawn by the texts and artefacts makes Terqa a type site for an essential period in the development of the ancient Near East. Since it was at the hub of a large