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Prehistoric fishing tackle found in Egypt
AFP ^ | May 12, 2009 | Unknown

Posted on 05/15/2009 5:44:37 PM PDT by decimon

An Egyptian archaeological team has found prehistoric fishing gear, sewing equipment and jewellery all made from animal bones, as well as pottery and coins, near an oasis south of Cairo, officials said on Tuesday.

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"During excavation, the mission found antiquities from the Pharaonic, Greek, Roman and Islamic periods," Hawass said.

The team also found a rare block which dates back to 3150 BC depicting the mythical leader known as the Scorpion King, as well as colourful mosaic plates with engravings of the Fatimid caliph Al-Zafir.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs
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1 posted on 05/15/2009 5:44:37 PM PDT by decimon
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To: SunkenCiv

Awl fall down ping.


2 posted on 05/15/2009 5:45:26 PM PDT by decimon
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping. :)


3 posted on 05/15/2009 5:46:04 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: decimon

Did they find a prehistoric six pack near by?


4 posted on 05/15/2009 5:48:35 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

No need - this is where they found the tackle: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/3267864336_2381036cb7.jpg


5 posted on 05/15/2009 5:51:45 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Palin/Bachman 2012: Conservative Viagra)
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To: decimon
Thanks for posting this... Very cool. :)

"The team also found a rare block which dates back to 3150 BC depicting the mythical leader known as the Scorpion King"

I've just gotta know though... Does this mythical leader's image look anything like this? LOL


Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as "Mathayus the Scorpion King"
6 posted on 05/15/2009 5:53:52 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: decimon

7 posted on 05/15/2009 5:54:44 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Did they find a prehistoric six pack near by?

I think they did have beer. And a poster called DrunkenCiv. ;-)

8 posted on 05/15/2009 5:55:00 PM PDT by decimon
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

9 posted on 05/15/2009 5:57:58 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: WorkingClassFilth

10 posted on 05/15/2009 6:00:31 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Did they find a prehistoric six pack near by?

alongside a petrified Lazy-Boy and one of these...

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11 posted on 05/15/2009 6:03:11 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Westlander

Aww man. That’s just wrong.

I bet it wouldn’t cost three months wages. Or even three hours wages.

That ain’t right.


12 posted on 05/15/2009 6:03:26 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Westlander

Some people will do anything for some weed.


13 posted on 05/15/2009 6:08:04 PM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: Westlander
Lawnchair Larry's cousin?
14 posted on 05/15/2009 6:08:31 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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To: All

OT - Anyone not able to get the Pajamas Media sites (InstaPundit, etc.). I haven’t been able to since yesterday.


15 posted on 05/15/2009 6:09:07 PM PDT by decimon
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To: Westlander

Assuming that thing actually works it strikes me as sort of ingenious.

Of course it would not be a good craft to cross the Atlantic on.


16 posted on 05/15/2009 6:09:55 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: Voter62vb

17 posted on 05/15/2009 6:12:32 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Westlander

It appears Chavez is doing some noodling, too: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251993/posts


18 posted on 05/15/2009 6:16:42 PM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: decimon
the mythical leader known as the Scorpion King

I thought that the theory is that the Scorpion King, or King Scorpion, is that last ruler of Upper Egypt in the pre-dynastic period, and the immediate predecessor of Narmer, the first Pharaoh of the first dynasty of the combined kingdom.

19 posted on 05/15/2009 6:19:48 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla ("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
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To: decimon

20 posted on 05/15/2009 6:23:28 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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