The Beauty of 50,000-Year-Old Beads
Historical jewelry is spectacular, even when it is simple
Logan Sachon | October 31, 2016
"Archaeologists in Russia have found several small, plain beads in a cave in Siberia. The discovery is notable because the beads are estimated to be about 50,000 years old.
The beads, which were found in the Denisova cave, are made from ostrich eggshells, reports the Siberian Times. They measure approximately 1 cm. in diameter; the hole in the bead is approximately 1 mm.
“This is an amazing piece of work,” said Maksim Kozlikin, researcher at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, Novosibirsk, according the Times. “The ostrich eggshell is quite robust material, but the holes in the beads must have been made with a fine stone drill. For that time, we consider this to be an exquisite jewelry work of a very talented artist.”
Kozlikin believes that the beads were ... "
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Re: The Beauty of 50,000-Year-Old Beads
Just the fact that they had ostrich eggs in Siberia 50,000 years ago should tell you something, lol.
Hey, wait a second, isn't the earth only 6,000 years old?
Hey, wait a second, isn't the earth only 6,000 years old?
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Shhhh The New Earthers will hear you and I read that 46% of the survey sample thought the planet was less than 10,000 years old. I dont wonder most people are not "rock"people.
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