A team of Turkish and Italian archaeologists have unearthed what could be the world’s oldest smiley emoji in one of the most important ancient cities of the world, Karkamış, located in the southeastern province of Gaziantep along Turkey’s border with Syria.
Nikolo Marchetti, a professor from Bologna University who is leading the excavation works at the ancient city near Gaziantep, told state-run Anadolu Agency that Karkamış was one of the key Hittite cities back in 2,000 B.C.
During excavations this season, the team found various ancient vases and pots in the necropolis site.
“One of the most interesting findings of this season was a pitcher with a smiley emoji on it. This pitcher, which traced back to 1,700 B.C., was used to drink sherbet, a sweet drink. We have probably found the oldest smiley emoji. We do not know with which purpose the craftsmen drew this symbol on the pitcher but we call it a smile,” Marchetti said, as quoted by Anadolu Agency on July 17. Read more.
IT’S THE ANCESTOR OF MR. KOOL-AID
*crashes through wall* NICE GOING DUDE THAT WAS AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
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