The US Sun
By Charlotte Edwards
Published: 12:19 ET, Nov 17 2023Updated: 12:23 ET, Nov 17 2023
AN ancient carved elephant tusk has been unearthed in Turkey after 2,800 years.
The rare artifact is etched with a drawing of a tree of life next to a sphinx and a lion, according to researchers.
According to the Turkish state-owned Anadolu Agency, the tusk was found at what could have been an Iron Age “center of power.”
The archaeological site is called Hattusa and it’s located in modern-day Turkey.
Hattusa is thought to have been the Hittite capital thousands of years ago.
It was mysteriously left burned and abandoned, potentially due to conflict.
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