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Remains of Nubian soldier who lived 1,400 years ago found in Egypt
La Prensa ^
| May 16, 2013
| unattributed
Posted on 05/18/2013 4:38:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Cairo, May 16 (EFE).- Archaeologists found the 1,400-year-old remains of a Nubian soldier in Aswan, a city in southern Egypt, Minister of State for Antiquities Ahmed Eisa said.
The soldier's remains were discovered in a field that dates to the Late Roman Period and Early Middle Age near the border of Egypt and Nubia.
The find shows that conflicts broke out periodically along the frontier between Egypt and Nubia, a region that covered parts of southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
The soldier's remains are in good condition and he appeared to be between 25 and 35 at the time of his death, the ministry said, adding that he was stabbed just under the chest.
The body was buried with stones from a border wall that apparently collapsed during the fighting.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire
Archaeologists found the 1,400-year-old remains of a Nubian soldier in Aswan, a city in southern Egypt. EFE/Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:38:26 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: karnage; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:39:54 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
Was he buried in a uniform, or was he completely Nube ?
To: SunkenCiv
Is this where the archeologists begin to speculate that he must have been a person of high rank since he was buried with accoutrements of war—instead of sticking a bone up his butt and letting the wild dogs drag him away?
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:50:14 PM PDT
by
wildbill
(You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:52:26 PM PDT
by
Cvengr
(Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
To: SunkenCiv
Was he killed by the first muslim wave of scum?
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:54:02 PM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: SunkenCiv
Have they notified the next on kin yet?
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:55:35 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I voted Republican, no Conservative was on the ballot. 969 yall.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
From the photo, he looks a lot like a modern Nubian.
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:56:45 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: Cvengr
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:56:47 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: wildbill
The wall fell over and buried him, probably wasn’t any effort to dig him out back at that time. :’)
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:59:01 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
He doesn’t look to be in “good condition” to me. At least not what I think of as good condition.
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:31:37 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: 1010RD
The poor guy was lying under a stone wall for fourteen centuries, so, yeah, in good condition. Most of the bones are there, in large part due to the dry climate (the first Egyptian mummification was due to natural dessication).
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posted on
05/18/2013 6:43:15 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
As one Pharaoh said, “You let one Nubian in and they want to bring their whole families along!”.
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posted on
05/18/2013 8:16:40 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
To: SunkenCiv
I am surprised that neither the scattered remains of the wall nor the skeleton were scavenged for building material through out the centuries.
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posted on
05/19/2013 5:20:34 AM PDT
by
submarinerswife
(Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
To: wildbill
instead of sticking a bone up his butt and letting the wild dogs drag him away?Heh.
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posted on
05/19/2013 5:21:21 AM PDT
by
submarinerswife
(Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/19/2013 3:11:33 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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