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What was uncovered at the Toprakkale ruins near the city of Van, Turkey?

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Near the city is the mound of Toprakkale where excavations in the 19th cent. uncovered the remains of the town of Urartu. Many tablets with so-called Vannic inscriptions relating to early Armenian history were found.

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