Posted on 01/29/2006 9:54:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old skeleton of a man who appears to be clutching a dagger and is posed as though he were about to thrust the weapon into something, or someone, according to a Cultural Heritage News report from Iran... Gohar Tepe is located in northeastern Iran near the town of Behshahr and the Caspian Sea. "Beside the skeleton, a number of dishes have also been found which seem to have been presented to the warrior," Mahforuzi said. "One of the dishes has some holes in it containing the remains of coal. "Archaeologists had discovered such dishes before, but they could not determine their practical application; but the traces of coal indicate that the dish has been used for burning agalloch (a soft, fragrant wood) or other types of incense."
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I think we've finally found bin Laden.
lol when i read where it was found my first thought was...well THAT figures!
Or maybe he was buried alive and was trying to dig his way out?
(Sorry, I used to read "Tales from the Crypt" comics as a kid.)
it looks like the "flex" position to me
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