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Although modern day shopping lists are most commonly used around supermarkets, these of course didn't exist almost 3,500-years-ago, and intriguingly the list discovered in Turkey was for furniture.

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Mehmet Ersoy, the Minister of Culture and Tourism in Turkey, said in a press statement archaeologists have unearthed a cuneiform tablet during restoration works in the old city of Alalah following an earthquake.

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Shopping lists are essential for making sure nothing is missed out during a shopping trip so people don't end up getting in the front door and annoyingly realising they've forgotten something.

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Minister Mehmet Ersoy, said: "We believe that this tablet, weighing 28 grams, will provide a new perspective in our understanding of the rich heritage of Anatolia for future generations."

And it seems they have been around for thousands and thousands of years as a group of archaeologists excavating the Accana Mound, also known as Eski Alalah, in Turkey have discovered a cuneiform tablet detailing a shopping list of purchases from almost 3,500-years-ago, reports Heritage Daily.

Linguists are continuing to study what exactly the shopping list says but have so far uncovered purchase details of a number of wooden tables, chairs and stools as well as further details about who purchased them and where they were bought from.