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April 08, 2004

Hittites

Rollerskates only increase the mystery of the ancient Hittites.

Sign #91 from Laroche's book of Luwian/Hittite hieroglyphs remains a mystery to the present day. Laroche gives no interpretation for what this sign might conceivably mean and certainly does not offer the following obvious (though unlikely) explanation for the use of this sign. Simply put, that the Late Bronze Age Hittites enjoyed zipping around Carchemish on curly-toed rollerblades...

Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 8, 2004 10:44 AM

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