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Erez Avrahamov, a 45-year-old resident of Peduel, recently hiked the Tabor Stream Nature Reserve in the Lower Galilee in Israel, and to his surprise, found a scarab dating back to the First Temple period - about 2,800 years ago. "I had a two-day leave from the military and decided to take advantage of the sunny days for a trip," Avrahamov said. "During the trip, I saw something sparkling on the ground. At first, I thought it was a bead or an orange stone. After picking it up, I noticed engravings on it resembling a scarab. I contacted and reported the amazing find to the Israel Antiquities Authority."
According to Nir Distelfeld of the Theft Prevention Unit at the Israel Antiquities Authority, "I received a call from Erez, and I understood that he found something special. I told him to look closely at the other side - the flat side of the scarab he found - and check if it was engraved. Immediately I heard an exclamation of amazement over the phone, and he reported to me that he identified a figure."
According to Professor Emeritus Othmar Keel of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland: "The scarab, made of a semi-precious stone called carnelian, depicts a griffin (a mythical creature) or a winged horse galloping. Similar scarabs were dated to the 8th century BCE."...
Here is the link for the rest of that story.
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Part of an ancient fossil prized for what its mummified flesh revealed about a reptile that predated the first dinosaurs has been shown to be a forgery.
While the fossil’s legs and scales are genuine, portions of what appeared to be an intact 8-inch-long reptile are painted rock.
The fossil, discovered in the Italian Alps nearly a century ago, had what researchers have long believed were soft tissues preserved within a well-defined, darkened body shape and limbs that stood out in contrast to the surrounding pink sandstone within which it was found.
“All of that dark material, that’s fake skin,” said Valentina Rossi, a paleobiologist...
Here is the link for more about that.
Prized Fossil Contains Forged Material, Study Says (msn.com)
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Here is an old blown flask shaped bottle from the Treasure Coast.
Not embossed on any side, the bottom shows E B & Co Ld on the bottom. That mark indicates Edgar Breffit and Company and a date of 1884 to 1920..
The bottle has a good number of small bubbles in the glass.
Here is a detailed article on the mark and Edgar Breffit Company.
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