'We have found traces of peace, thousands of years old': Fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

a fragment of light-orange cuneiform tablet against a black background

Archaeologists have found a fragment of cuneiform recording the Treaty of Kadesh, which was signed by Egypt's Ramesses II and the Hittite king Hattusili III around 1269 B.C.

(Image credit: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Kristina holds a Ph.D. in biological anthropology and an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina, as well as a B.A. in Latin from the University of Virginia, and she was formerly a university professor and researcher. She has received awards from the Society for American Archaeology and the American Anthropological Association for her science writing.

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'We have found traces of peace, thousands of years old': Fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

'We have found traces of peace, thousands of years old': Fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

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