Posted on 10/28/2010 9:13:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
YEREVAN, Armenia -- An Armenian archaeologist says that scientists have discovered a skirt that could be 5,900-year-old.
Pavel Avetisian, the head of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography in Yerevan, said a fragment of skirt made of reed was found during recent digging in the Areni-1 cave in southeastern Armenia. Avetisian told Tuesday's news conference in the Armenian capital that the find could be one of the world's oldest piece of reed clothing.
Earlier excavation in the same location has produced what researchers believe is a 5,500-year-old shoe, making it the oldest piece of leather footwear known to researchers.
Boris Gasparian, an Armenian archaeologist who worked jointly with U.S. and Irish scientists at the site, said they also found a mummified goat that could be 5,900-year-old, or more than 1,000 years older than the mummified animals found in Egypt.
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I was wondering were my skirt went.....
A pipe leak last week resulted in my going 18 hours without running water.
1) I had no idea I peed so often.
2) I learned quickly why, before indoor flush toilets, women wore skirts.
Not sure about Lax, (HAH! As if he would ever miss a hit!) but I might hit it with the mumified goat.
Or did you mean he’d hit the goat?
Have they found the 6,000 year old pages of the Washington Post used as toilet paper, the only thing it’s really good for?
Wonder if will be determined to be Helen Thomas’.
Does it have a poodle on it?
The site sounds like my son’s bedroom, always old clothes and shoes everywhere.
Bah! If they really want to impress me they’ll find a 5,900 year old bikini!
Probably once belonged to Cher.
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 12:13:30 AM by SunkenCiv
YEREVAN, Armenia -- An Armenian archaeologist says that scientists have discovered a skirt that could be 5,900-years-old.
Papel Ratzi Avetisian, the head of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography in Yerevan, said a fragment of a skirt made of goat meat found during recent digging in the Ga-Ga Areni-1 cave in southeastern Armenia.
Avetisian told Tuesday's news conference in the Armenian capital that the find could be one of the world's oldest piece of goat meat clothing, probably cast off after throwing her 5,500 year old shoe after a Bad Romance with a 5,900 year Old Goat.
The archeologists note that the findings serve as a key to new shocking discoveries. They have found also a body of a sacrificed goat that has been well preserved for millennia.
Mmmmmm, goat jerky!
One day an archaeologist will find Hillary’s pantsuit and will not be able to explain it.
Has somebody been mucking around in my closet?
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