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A 2250-Year-Old Saw Found in Çorum: Almost Same as the Ones We Use Today!

A saw that was found to be 2250 years old was found in the Hattusa Ancient City in Çorum. The saw attracts attention with its resemblance to today's models.
 A 2250-Year-Old Saw Found in Çorum: Almost Same as the Ones We Use Today!
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An interesting artifact was found in the Ancient City of Hattusa, known as the capital of the Hittite Civilization period. During the excavations carried out in Çorum’s Boğazkale district, a saw that appeared to be 2250 years old was found. The thousands of years old saw attracts attention with its similarity to today’s products.

Hattusa Ancient City is a blessing for archaeologists. The excavations, which first started in 1906, have been continuing for 117 years and even today, new ruins can be unearthed. The 2250-year-old saw is one of them. Making statements about the saw they found, Prof. Dr. Andreas Schachner stated that such an old saw was a first for Anatolia.

This is what the 2250-year-old saw looks like:

Prof. is the number one name in the ongoing excavations in Hattusa. Dr. Andreas Schachner said the following about the saw:

This saw was found in a building from the Galatian period at the excavation site. The use of this building corresponds to approximately 2,250 years ago. Normally, finding a saw from this period is a very interesting thing. We did some research, there aren’t many examples. We were able to identify a few examples from later Roman periods, but a saw from the 3rd century BC has not yet been seen, at least in Anatolia.

When we examine it in detail and look at the teeth of the saw, we can say that it is very close to the tools used until modern or recent times. The iron is a little thick, but other than that, we see that it is in the same style as today’s. In other words, we see that people do not easily replace a functioning vehicle.

We are at the intersection of Central Anatolia and the Black Sea Region. We see how important woodworking was in every period, but there are no traces preserved from the trees cut with this saw or the Hittite saw until today. Therefore, thanks to these works, we can see only a small part of their culture.

Stating that the saw, which is approximately 20 centimeters long, was actually used with a handle, the scientist explained the structure of this handle as follows:

As far as we can tell from the holes on both sides of the saw, we think that it has a semicircular handle. Thus, the carpenter of the period may have used the saw by holding the wood and moving it.

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