3rd Millennium BC Artificial Eyeball Discovered in Burnt City

Cultural Heritage News Agency ^ | December 10, 2006 | Maryam Tabeshian

[SunkenCiv]

Archeologists in Burnt City announced unprecedented discovery of an artificial eyeball, dated to 4800 years ago, in this historic site... [D}irector of Burnt City archeology excavation team, Mansour Sajadi, said that this eyeball belongs to a sturdy woman who was between 25 to 30 years of age at the time of death. Skeletal remains of the woman were found in grave number 6705 of Burnt City's cemetery. Regarding the material used to make this artificial eyeball, Sajadi said: "The material this artificial eyeball is made of has not yet been determined and will be assessed through later testing. However, at first glance it seems natural tar mixed with animal fat has been used in making it." Initial studies on the eyeball also suggest formation of an abscess in the eyelid due to long-term contact with the eyeball. Moreover, remaining eyelid tissues are still evident on this artificial eyeball... Initial anthropological studies on the remaining skeleton of the woman to which this artificial eyeball belong revealed that she was a hybrid woman who died 4800 years ago between the ages of 25 to 30... Spreading over a 300,000 hectare area, Burnt City was recently recognized as mainland-Iran's largest prehistoric site.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, I could see you going to Zeppelin... Filmore West, so, circa 1971?

[SunkenCiv]

BTW, you have a cornea sense of humor.

[Duchess47]

LOL

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

SF native?

[dfwgator]

BTW -- the artifact has been misplaced but the museum says they will be keeping an eye out . . .

...for Mullah Omar?

[NativeSon]

I think Toyota makes 'em... not enough power for me though

[blam]

"SF native?"

Nope. Native to Alabama.

[SunkenCiv]

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