Ancient Tablets Found in Israel
<i> Associated Press</i>
JERUSALEM —
Archeologists have uncovered three clay tablets inscribed more than 3,200 years ago that may have been part of the royal archives of the largest city-state in the ancient region of Canaan.
The tablets date to the late Canaanite period, 1550 BC to 1200 BC, the Haaretz daily reported Friday.
The report said archeologists found the matchbox-sized tablets, inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform script, while digging at the site in northern Israel.
Few writings from that period have been uncovered.
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