2,000-year-old remains of nomadic 'royal' includes 'laughing man,' haul of jewels and weapons (tr)

FoxNews.com/science ^ | May 16, 019 | Christopher Carbone | Fox News

[dfwgator]

It is a frog.

"S. Frog."
"Shut up!"

[sparklite2]

No, no, not the frog-looking thing.
The camel-looking thing.

[deport]

Not a bad looking set of pearly whites.

[ETL]

Same story from the always thorough, DailyMail.com...

Russian farmer unearths the remains of a 2,000-year-old nomadic ‘royal’ buried alongside a ‘laughing’ man with an egg-shaped head and a haul of jewellery, weapons and animal sacrifices

*A farmer found the haul when digging on his land in the south of Russia near the Caspian Sea
*The burial mound is littered with artefacts such as animal sacrifices, jewellery, weapons and human remains
*It is a burial mound dating back up to 2,000 years and contains the remains of a high-ranking nomadic ‘royal’
*A chieftain was buried with his head raised as if on a pillow and wearing a cape adorned with gold plagues

By Will Stewart In Moscow for MailOnline

May 15, 2019

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7031613/Treasure-trove-Russia-includes-remains-2-000-year-old-nomadic-royal.html

[ETL]

Lost in Space: Treasure of the Lost Planet

[Redcitizen]

If I saw a thing like that start moving and opening its mouth, I might just bury it right back where I found it.

[ETL]

[SunkenCiv]

A similar find above the Arctic Circle was the victim of a ho-ho-ho... /rimshot

[BobL]

Excellent!