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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
Posted on 05/16/2019 12:03:22 PM PDT by ETL
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2,000-year-old remains of nomadic 'royal' unearthed by Russian farmer includes 'laughing man,' haul of jewels and weapons
A farmer digging on his land in Russia discovered something unexpected: a 2,000-year-old burial mound containing the remains and artifacts of a nomadic royal — including a strange "laughing" man skull.
The trove of amazing jewelry, weapons and other artifacts was found by farmer Rustam Mudayev in a grave near the Caspian Sea, according to The Daily Mail.
Mudayev consulted with the Astrakhan History Museum, which eventually organized an expedition to the village where the remains were found.
"After inspecting the burial site we understood that it to be a royal mound, one of the sites where ancient nomads buried their nobility," the museum's scientific researcher, Georgy Stukalov, told the British news site.
According to the museum, which has been leading a dig at the site for two weeks, it's believed the burial belongs to a leader of a Sarmatian nomadic tribe.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire; sarmatian; sarmatians; scythians
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:03:22 PM PDT
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ETL
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:03:43 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:10:51 PM PDT
by
Track9
(I mess up the bell curve.)
To: SunkenCiv
To: Track9
A gold and turquoise horse head was buried between the chief's' legs (pictured). The small but valuable find is just one of many important artefacts in the burial pit
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:12:37 PM PDT
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sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: ETL
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:14:11 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
To: sparklite2
Horse’s head? Looks more like Joe Camel than a horse.
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:16:09 PM PDT
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: ETL
He had good teeth................
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:19:40 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Covenantor
Horses were smaller back then.................
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05/16/2019 12:20:59 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: sparklite2
Awesome!....................
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05/16/2019 12:21:26 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
my first thought as well...
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05/16/2019 12:28:22 PM PDT
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reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
To: Innovative; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Innovative -- yes, and a good one.
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05/16/2019 12:34:22 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: sparklite2
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:35:35 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: Covenantor
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:35:47 PM PDT
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sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: ETL
Looks like the discovery was due to the use of a backhoe -- the nice straight cut across both legs are the giveaway.
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05/16/2019 12:36:22 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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05/16/2019 12:38:51 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: SunkenCiv
So, he too was a victim of a Russian ho?...............
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:40:19 PM PDT
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Red Badger
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To: ETL
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posted on
05/16/2019 1:00:40 PM PDT
by
RArtfulogerDodger
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To: ETL
Talk about a sense of humor.
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posted on
05/16/2019 1:03:55 PM PDT
by
BobL
(I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
To: sparklite2
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05/16/2019 1:08:22 PM PDT
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arthurus
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