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3rd Millennium BC Artificial Eyeball Discovered in Burnt City
Cultural Heritage News Agency ^ | December 10, 2006 | Maryam Tabeshian

Posted on 12/11/2006 1:57:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Archeologists in Burnt City announced unprecedented discovery of an artificial eyeball, dated to 4800 years ago, in this historic site... [D}irector of Burnt City archeology excavation team, Mansour Sajadi, said that this eyeball belongs to a sturdy woman who was between 25 to 30 years of age at the time of death. Skeletal remains of the woman were found in grave number 6705 of Burnt City's cemetery. Regarding the material used to make this artificial eyeball, Sajadi said: "The material this artificial eyeball is made of has not yet been determined and will be assessed through later testing. However, at first glance it seems natural tar mixed with animal fat has been used in making it." Initial studies on the eyeball also suggest formation of an abscess in the eyelid due to long-term contact with the eyeball. Moreover, remaining eyelid tissues are still evident on this artificial eyeball... Initial anthropological studies on the remaining skeleton of the woman to which this artificial eyeball belong revealed that she was a hybrid woman who died 4800 years ago between the ages of 25 to 30... Spreading over a 300,000 hectare area, Burnt City was recently recognized as mainland-Iran's largest prehistoric site.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: burntcity; citiesoftheplain; deadsea; godsgravesglyphs; greatriftvalley; valleyofsiddim
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No wonder it was burned down so many times, they tried to force everyone to use the metric system.

Sorry, no photo.
Archaeologists find Burnt City's grain storehouse
Mehr News Agency
A part of the Burnt City's grain storehouse was unearthed during the archaeological stratigraphy of the 5200-year-old site in southeastern Iran. A team of archaeologists led by Mansur Sajjadi began the excavations in early November in an area measuring 2x50 meters... "We found remnants of a building in one of the strata during the excavations. The team performed some tests on soil gathered from the building's grounds and found traces of 5000-year-old grain. Near the entrances of the building, we also discovered some beads which confirmed our idea that the building is a grain storehouse," he explained... Covering an area of 150 hectares, the site was one of the world's largest cities at the dawn of the urban era. It was built circa 3200 BC and destroyed some time around 2100 BC. The city had four stages of civilization and was burnt down three times. Since it was not rebuilt after the last time it was burnt down, it has been named the Burnt City.
Now wait a second... 300,000 hectares, or 150 hectares?
1 posted on 12/11/2006 1:58:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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5,000 Years Ago, Women Held Power In Burnt City, Iran
Iranian WS | 12-23-2004
Posted on 12/24/2004 11:47:31 AM PST by blam
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Human Sacrifice Was Common In Burnt City (Iran)
Payvand | 12-27-2004
Posted on 12/28/2004 3:15:07 PM PST by blam
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Ancient Earrings Discovered At Burnt City Disprove Ornament Theory
Tehran Times | 3-9-2005
Posted on 03/09/2005 5:46:51 PM PST by blam
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Discovery of the First Prostrate Figure Burial in Burnt City
Persian Journal | Dec 25th, 2005 | CHN
Posted on 12/26/2005 8:26:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Turquoise-like Stones Unearthed in Burnt City, Iran
Persian Journal | February 10, 2006
Posted on 02/12/2006 12:14:34 AM EST by SunkenCiv
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Building 1 is "almost certainly" ancient Burnt City's lost temple: Sajjadi
Mehr News Agency | November 12, 2006 | unattributed
Posted on 11/12/2006 10:53:32 PM EST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 12/11/2006 1:58:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; ...
Another fascinating topic about the Burnt City.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
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3 posted on 12/11/2006 1:58:53 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv
"Initial anthropological studies on the remaining skeleton of the woman to which this artificial eyeball belong revealed that she was a hybrid woman who died 4800 years ago between the ages of 25 to 30..."

Any idea what is a hybrid woman?

4 posted on 12/11/2006 2:07:12 PM PST by blam
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To: SunkenCiv
Initial studies on the eyeball also suggest formation of an abscess in the eyelid due to long-term contact with the eyeball.

Sounds painful.

5 posted on 12/11/2006 2:11:22 PM PST by SIDENET (Everybody was kung-fu fighting)
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To: blam

That was my question. I have never seen the term, hybrid woman, before.


6 posted on 12/11/2006 2:18:37 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47

To find Hybrid Woman look in your Funk & Wagnall's. You'll see a pic of Helen Thomas.


7 posted on 12/11/2006 2:40:27 PM PST by wildbill
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To: SIDENET

Well, she should have taken the fake eye out after eight hours a day, but the instructions were hard to read...


8 posted on 12/11/2006 2:46:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: blam; Duchess47

Blam, I just knew you'd like that, so I made sure I left it in. :')


9 posted on 12/11/2006 2:46:45 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv
the woman to which this artificial eyeball belong revealed that she was a hybrid woman who died 4800 years ago between the ages of 25 to 30...

Hybrid woman?
????

10 posted on 12/11/2006 3:09:54 PM PST by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: blam

Similar, I think, to a "No-Till" woman...


11 posted on 12/11/2006 3:56:23 PM PST by Hegemony Cricket (Attn. CBS Evening News chief: "Be a Hero - Save the World From this Cheerleader")
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To: wildbill

Oh, please! That's a mongrel!!!!


12 posted on 12/11/2006 3:59:59 PM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: Hegemony Cricket
"Similar, I think, to a "No-Till" woman..."

Thanks for the reply. Now, what's a "No-Till" woman?

13 posted on 12/11/2006 4:08:59 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Welllll. A No-Till woman is one who has been chemically altered to improve fertility without relying on additional tilling prior to harvest.

A Hybrid woman is similar, except these results are usually achieved by selective breeding for desirable characteristics.

Either way, a little triple-12 never hurts...

:-)


14 posted on 12/11/2006 4:21:47 PM PST by Hegemony Cricket (Attn. CBS Evening News chief: "Be a Hero - Save the World From this Cheerleader")
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To: Publius6961

The answer can be found on Led Zep IV:

Hybrid mama said the way you move
gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove
Oh, oh, child, way you shake that thing
Gonna make you Burnt, city make you sting.


15 posted on 12/11/2006 5:36:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Duchess47; blam

Half human half alien.

BTW -- the artifact has been misplaced but the museum says they will be keeping an eye out . . .


16 posted on 12/11/2006 5:45:13 PM PST by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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To: Publius6961

17 posted on 12/11/2006 5:48:09 PM PST by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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To: SunkenCiv

?

Strange responses.

Of course I ain't bright!


18 posted on 12/11/2006 5:50:22 PM PST by Eaker (You were given the choice between war & dishonor. You chose dishonor & you will have war. -Churchill)
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To: SunkenCiv
"The answer can be found on Led Zep IV: "

LOL. I went to the first Led Zepplin concert ever in the Filmore-West in SF...many 'moons' ago. That's still the best concert I ever attended.

19 posted on 12/11/2006 5:50:25 PM PST by blam
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To: BenLurkin

For that joke, you get fifty *lashes*.

[rimshot!]


20 posted on 12/11/2006 6:19:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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