Never-before-seen alphabet of lost civilisation unearthed in Spain

[Judi Lynn]

1. Archaeology breakthrough: Evidence of a 'lost' civilisation discovered with unearthed 2,600-year-old alphabetic tablet

By Holly Bishop
Published: 17/06/2024 - 19:49

The Tartessos people mysteriously vanished from the face of the earth in the fourth century BC

Archaeologists in Spain have discovered a 2,600-year-old tablet inscribed with an alphabet of 21 symbols.

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) made the discovery during excavations at Casas del Turuñuelo, a dig site that is believed to have been a temple for the lost Tartessos people.

The Paleo-Hispanic society was an ancient civilization known for its elaborate writing system that first settled in the Iberian peninsula around the eighth century BC.

Often compared to the mythical city of gold, El Dorado, and the lost city of Atlantis, the Tartessos people mysteriously vanished by the fourth century BC.

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