Discovered flagstones at Rabat Tepe have dreadlock patterns and are arranged in the form of concentric circles
Posted on 12/11/2006 1:04:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Continuation of excavations by a team of archeologists in Rabat Tepe 2, northwest Iran, led into discovery of the second enameled brick inscription written in Assyrian cuneiform script. A few weeks ago, the team succeeded in discovering the first such inscription written in white glaze in the same area. Archeologists believe that studying the two inscriptions could shed light on the prehistoric civilizations of northwest Iran. The newly discovered brick inscription is measured 33x34x8 centimeters in dimension... Second season of archeological excavations at Rabat Tepe started in late October this year with the aim of finding traces of invasion of Assyrian King, Sargon II who, according to an inscription found in the area, attacked this region sometime in the eighth century BC. Archeologists at Rabat Tepe are also looking for historic and archeological evidence to prove the site was the capital of the Musasir state, a semi-independent buffer state bordering Mannai between Assyria and Urartu during the first millennium BC. Musasir is believed to have been a vassal state of Assyria, yet Urartu had some claim over it. Archeologists believe that the area under excavations was more likely a center for religious gatherings in the first millennium BC.
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Discovered flagstones at Rabat Tepe have dreadlock patterns and are arranged in the form of concentric circles
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=cuneiform
and:
Unique Flagstones Of Rabat Tepe Raise Questions
CHN | 10-20-2005
Posted on 10/20/2005 7:53:40 PM EDT by blam
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Could you explain what this refers to? I think it might be a mis-translation.
The tablet is 33cmX34cmx8cm = 12.9” X 13.4” X 3.1”.
See this web site for these people:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Urartu743.png
hope this helps to put it into perspective.
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Maybe "herringbone" would be better, I dunno. I saw that too and wondered what was up.
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