Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered and deciphered a 3,500-year-old clay tablet, finding that it details a shopping list for a "large amount" of furniture that's not so different from today's inventory.
The first lines of the newfound tablet, which dates to the 15th century B.C., detail a large purchase of wooden tables, chairs and stools. While it's unclear who wrote the tablet and who made the transaction, "this tablet is useful for understanding the economic structure and state system of the Late Bronze Age," Mehmet Ersoy, Turkey's minister of culture and tourism, said in a translated statement.
