The Oldest, Newest, and Most Important Archaeological Find on Earth

Karahan Tepe and the overturning of every history book ever written

Jared Barlament
5 min readJun 28, 2022

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the site of Karahan Tepe (photo by the Anadolu Agency)

The most important archaeological region in the world right now is not Greece, nor Egypt, nor India, nor China, nor any other place that might first come to mind.

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Jared Barlament

Columbia University undergrad studying archaeology and philosophy. Writer trying to say something of interest every once in a while.