Ebla Kingdom

Pottery vessel made in Tel Hama, including child’s fingerprint, which is evidence of child labor in ancient Syria.

16 October, 2024 - 21:05 Sahir

Child Labor Used in Syrian Kingdom to Fuel Ceramic Needs of Alcoholic Feasts

New research from Syria’s Tel Hama, a town at the edge of the Ebla Kingdom, shows that 4,500-years-ago, at the time of the Early Bronze Age, two-thirds of the pottery was made by children, starting...