Ugaritic Texts Discovered

Ugarit (modern Ras Shamra, Syria) was a wealthy port city that got destroyed around 1185 BCE — but left behind thousands of clay tablets. These include myths about Baal, El, Asherah, and other Canaanite deities that the Old Testament constantly references and argues against. You literally cannot fully understand the Psalms or the prophets without knowing what these texts say. Game-changing archaeological find.