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Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a stash of grave goods — including a folded sword that may have been used in battle and an "exceptionally good" pair of scissors — inside a 2,300-year-old Celtic cremation tomb.
Based on the variety of the artifacts, which also include a portion of a shield, a razor, a fibula (clasp), a belt chain and a spearhead, researchers think that a man and a woman were buried there. Between the third century B.C. and second century B.C. th3 Celts — who lived in mainland Europe — burned their dead and buried their remains in pits alongside their belongings, according to a translated statment (opens in new tab).
An excavation team searching for explosive devices leftover from World War II discovered the items by chance, according to the statement...
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Isn't it interesting how some things, like this basic tool, don't change over the centuries. A similar pair of scissors is shown in Deagan's book on Spanish Colonial artifacts, which would be only two or hundred years old, but look very much like the ones shown above, which are thought to be thousands of years old.
Here is the figure from the Deagan book.
And here is the book. Very useful.
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You might find the following article interesting.
How archaeologists date historical artefacts - History Skills
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A couple days ago I used a chisel (actually wedge) that was dug and could be very old. I don't know exactly how old, but it could be pretty old, and yet it is still useable. I wouldn't have used it, but was in a pinch and had it handy. It worked well no matter how old it is. I used it despite the fact I had put a protective coating on it.
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| Found Wedge of Undetermined Age Recently Used. |
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Here is an app that is supposed to help you identify coins from images that you supply. I haven't spent much time with it yet to see how well it works. Give it a try and let me know. I'm sure the quality of the image you provide will be important.
Coin Identifier / Checker - Coin Identification and Values App (numiis.com)
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| Bottle With Embossing Forbidding Resale or Reuse. |
You've seen bottles with this message. I don't usually keep them, but at least you know how old they are.
So now the Durham report tells you what I told you years ago and what a large part of the population knew for quite a while.
FBI, DOJ failed to observe 'fidelity to the law' in Trump-Russia investigation: Durham (nypost.com)
2 Corinthians 11:14-15
14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.