Ancient Tech: Greek Hiker Finds 6,500-Year-Old Pendant
Another one of my passions is archeology, and I've been thinking about starting a 'fergie's archeology blog'. What do you think? Would you read it? Please feel free to leave a comment here. Thanks!
An undated handout picture showing a 6,500-year-old gold jewel
that has been picked up in a northern Greek field by a hiker who handed it
over to authorities, an archaeologist said in the northern Greek
port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006.
Image source: ABC / AP Photo / Culture Ministry
that has been picked up in a northern Greek field by a hiker who handed it
over to authorities, an archaeologist said in the northern Greek
port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006.
Image source: ABC / AP Photo / Culture Ministry
An AP newswire article by Costas Kantouris, via ABC News, reports that:
A Greek hiker found a 6,500-year-old gold pendant in a field and handed it over to authorities, an archaeologist said Thursday.More here.
The flat, roughly ring-shaped prehistoric pendant probably had religious significance and would have been worn on a necklace by a prominent member of society.
Only three such gold artifacts have been discovered during organized digs, archaeologist Georgia Karamitrou-Mendesidi, head of the Greek archaeological service in the northern region where the discovery was made, told The Associated Press.
posted by Fergie @ 2/16/2006 03:48:00 PM
1 Comments:
Hi,
I just love this pendant. Thanks for this picture:)
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