"If I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy!"
Posted on 09/13/2016 10:31:53 PM PDT by aquila48
Scientists in Italy’s Dolomite mountains have unveiled what they believe to be the world’s oldest snowshoe.
Carbon-dating has shown that the rudimentary snow shoe, made of birch wood and twine, was made in the late Neolithic age, between 3,800 and 3,700 BC.
“It is the oldest snowshoe in the world so far discovered, dating to around 5,800 years ago,” scientists said in a statement.
It was discovered by chance at an altitude of 3,134 metres (10,280ft) on the Gurgler Eisjoch glacier, close to Italy’s border with Austria.
The ice and freezing temperatures of the glacier had provided “ideal conditions for the preservation of organic material,” the researchers said.
The shoe, which consists of an oval-shaped frame with strands of twine tied across it, was found by Simone Bartolini, a cartographer from Italy’s Military Geographical Institute, who was mapping the border with Austria.
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Looks to be beyond rudimentary to me...
Don’t the Aussies make sandwiches out of dolomite?
Dang, now I’ve got that song stuck in my head.
That’s nitpicking. I’m sure they mean the oldest known snowshoe, rather than the first one ever made by man.
Otzi must have dropped it there.
That guy sure got around...
Must’a been an early demorat leaving the country before learning that a pussy leader would be replaced by someone who might take care of his family!
Interesting!
They found Outzi’s snowshoe!.......
Vegemite!......
It was stamped “Bruno Magli.”
"If I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy!"
Probably why he died...he didn’t have his snow shoes...
This would be about 500 years before Otzi.
Interesting stuff.
I’ve found spearheads much older, and a clay marble but I have no idea how old it is. Older spearheads are not really a big deal though, plenty of those found in the US over the years.
A snowshoe this old is a big deal, I had no idea people in that era had even thought of snowshoes.
In my town there was a pimp named Dolomite.
Arrowheads and spearheads may not be a big deal to you, but I’ve never even held one. I think they are a big deal.
I once went to a place near the borders of CA, OR, and NV that had an enormous extrusion of obsidian coming out of the mountain. The vein was so big you could drive a truck all around it. I was told it was a source for arrowheads. I thought it was super cool and brought home a large chunk - maybe someday I’ll chip an arrowhead, I said to myself.
Everyone else thought it was lame. Years later I have a family, and my dad still has a large, shiny rock in his back yard.
I like it!
It works as a pimp name.
Tell that to the evolutionists.
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