A pagoda top wrapped in silk emerges. [CRI] Posted on 08/07/2008 10:41:16 AM PDT by BGHater
Chinese archaeologists on Wednesday opened a 1,000-year-old steel case that was believed to contain Buddhist relics.
A pagoda top wrapped in silk emerged after archaeologists removed two steel panels of the cube-shaped case, which is 0.5 meter long, 0.5 meter wide and 1.34 meters high.
Hua Guorong, vice curator of the Nanjing City Museum where the case was opened, said an initial analysis showed the object was a pagoda about 1 meter high.
He said Buddhist relics, which were formed from the ashes of cremated Buddhist masters and were an important aspect of the religion, were likely to be under the pagoda.
The box was found in an underground shrine of the Dabaoen Temple here.
A pagoda top wrapped in silk emerges. [CRI]
Chinese archaeologists look at a 1,000-year-old steel case before it was opened later on Wednesday. [CRI]
A Chinese archaeologist looks at a 1,000-year-old steel case before it was opened later on Wednesday. [CRI]
A mysterious pagoda was wrapped in silk. Chinese archaeologists chose not to unveil it until they decide how to protect the fragile silk. [CRI]
Other crystals and relics were also discovered along with the steel case. [CCTV]
Ping.
Lets hope there is no Chinese Carnarvon curse out there.
Did steel exist 1000 years ago?
“Welcome to Pandora’s Pagoda.”
Where is Geraldo ?
Where is Geraldo Rivera?
Its actually a model of an ancient Chinese Olympics pavilion.
HEY! Thats the marble I lost when I was 6!
Yep. There has been discovery of very early smelting in East Africa as far back as 1400BC. Roman swords where made of a steel alloy known as Noric steel. I believe there was evidence of steel in China as far back as the third century BC.
The Romans used steel weapons.
"Uh... I thought the inscription said DO NOT OPEN!"
13 seconds.
According to Rosie O’Donnell, September 2001 was “the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel”.
No, Rosie O'Dumbass melted it all with fire...........
How do you crown a marble?
Yes, but usually in smaller quantities
Oh, not THAT kind of Bud Box.........
The inscription was actually a prophecy. It foretold that the box would be opened in the days of the Obamessiah.
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