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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Aug 25, 2021, 11:40 AM

Title: Xiongnu "iphone" excavated
Post by: Duncan Head on Aug 25, 2021, 11:40 AM
https://siberiantimes.com/science/others/news/archeologist-in-awe-at-2100-year-old-iphone-like-belt-buckle-unearthed-in-atlantis-grave-in-tuva/
Title: Re: Xiongnu "iphone" excavated
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 25, 2021, 11:43 AM
 ;D
Title: Re: Xiongnu "iphone" excavated
Post by: Erpingham on Aug 25, 2021, 11:48 AM
I liked that one of the other skeletons is described as a "leather designer". 
Title: Re: Xiongnu "iphone" excavated
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 25, 2021, 12:20 PM
presumably an ancient Starbucks coffee cup will turn up somewhere soon
Title: Re: Xiongnu "iphone" excavated
Post by: Erpingham on Aug 25, 2021, 12:32 PM
Quote from: Holly on Aug 25, 2021, 12:20 PM
presumably an ancient Starbucks coffee cup will turn up somewhere soon

I'm sure I have told the tale of being set the task on an archaeological site to dig a test pit into the medieval layers under a cellar.  After two feet of excavation, I came across a plastic coffee cup sitting on the flagged cellar floor.  Demolition rubble.  On a previous site, he had a team of us excavating a rubble layer by hand for a week which turned out to be levelling for the car park that had occupied the site since the sixties.
Title: Re: Xiongnu "iphone" excavated
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 25, 2021, 12:51 PM
exactly.... :)