Question
Two pieces of boxwood on ivory hinges from this archaeological site predate similar “books” from Nimrud and were compared by George Bass to Homer’s description of a “folding tablet” with “baneful signs” carried by Bellerophon. An early example of the mortise-and-tenon design was found at this site, predating Kyrenia by almost a thousand years. A scarab inscribed with Nefertiti’s name helped date this site, whose other finds include logs of African blackwood and dozens of jars filled with pistacia terebinth (*) resin. This site superseded the importance of a similar find at Cape Gelidonya. Reports of “metal biscuits with ears” at this site led researchers to document its Cypriot oxhide ingots. This site’s likely Mycenaean cargo was first discovered by sponge-divers. For 10 points, what key archaeological site of the Late Bronze Age is a shipwreck off the coast of Turkey? ■END■
Summary
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