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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Assyrian Colony period</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Anatolian</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Old Assyrian Colony period</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the period from about 1920 to 1740 BCE in Anatolia. The period is characterized by contacts with Mesopotamia particularly through trade with Assyrian merchants who founded colonies such as the town of Kultepe in Anatolia. ]]></note></mads>