Excavators discover new Indo-European language in Türkiye's Hattusha

New language was spotted in ritual text inscribed on tablet in ruins of what was once capital of ancient Hittite Empire, officials say, providing valuable insights into mysterious linguistic landscape of Late Bronze Age Anatolia.

Hattusha, located in Türkiye's northern Corum province, was in the list ofUNESCO's World Heritage Site since 1986. /Photo: AA

Recent archaeological work in the ancient city led by Andreas Schachner from the German Archaeological Institute has added new cuneiform findings to this rich collection. Over a century of excavations at Hattusha has yielded nearly 30,000 clay tablets with cuneiform writing offering valuable insights into the Empire' history, society, economy and religious traditions.Discovery reveals two Anatolian languages from Indo-European language family and one other from non-Indo-European languages, spoken in the region at the time. /Photo: AA

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