Oldest wooden statues found in Egypt

Yahoo! ^ | Wed Mar 22, 11:01 AM ET | AFP

[SunkenCiv]

Archeologists in Egypt have unearthed two 5,000-year-old wooden statues, complete with gold wrapping paper... which depict two nude men with precious stones around their eyes... in the northern Nile Delta region of Daqahliya, said a statement by chief archaeologist Krzysztof Cialowicz. The effigies are believed to date from Egypt's predynastic era (3,700-3,200 BC)... the team has found warehouses and tombs in the same Tel al-Farkha area, said the statement issued by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.

[SunkenCiv]

Nearly 6000, not 5000.

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[Always Right]

which depict two nude men with precious stones around their eyes...

Brokeback Pyramids?

[djf]

Wow. Wonder if they can hook them up with the dendrochronology folks and do non-destructive testing.

[wyattearp]

Predates pyramids by about 500-1,000 years.

[Always Right]

Hey, don't let facts get in the way of a joke. Although brokeback jokes are getting as old a dirt.

[mikrofon]

Brokeback Pyramids

Actually, these statuettes were the "Oscars" received during the -MMMDCCth Academy Awards...

[Fury]

I found two quarters and a stale Fig Newton under the bed this morning...

[SunkenCiv]

Sounds like the work of the Fig Newton Fairie.

[Fury]

Sounds like the work of the Fig Newton Fairie.

Nahh, probably the cat...

[S0122017]

I want pictures ..