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Posted on 08/29/2015 7:40:54 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A stunning wooden statue pulled from a Russian peat bog 125 years ago has been dated as being 11,000 years old after 'sensational' new analysis.
This means the remarkable Shigir Idol, which is covered in ‘encrypted code’ and may be a message from ancient man, is by far the oldest wooden sculpture in the world.
Previous dating attempts claimed it was made 9,500 years ago.
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The idol was originally dug out of a peat bog in the Ural Mountains in 1890.
'The first attempt to date the idol was made 107 years after its discovery, in 1997.
The first radiocarbon analyses showed the idol was 9,500 calendar years old, which led to disputes in the scientific community.
'To exclude doubts, and to make the results known and accepted, a decision was made to use the most modern technologies to date the idol again,’ the source said.
'Research was conducted in Mannheim, Germany, at one of the world's most advanced laboratories using Accelerated Mass Spectrometry, on seven minuscule wooden samples.
'The results were astonishing, as samples from inside parts of the idol showed its age as 11,000 calendar years, to the very beginning of the Holocene epoch.
'We also learned that the sculpture was made from a larch which was at least 157 years old.
‘Clear cuts on the tree trunk leave no doubts that the idol was made from a freshly cut tree, by stone tools.'
The source concluded: 'The research proves that the Big Shigir Idol is the world's oldest wooden sculpture, and an outstanding discovery, a key to understanding Eurasian art.'
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The ancient monument stands 9ft (2.8 metres) in height but originally was 17ft (5.3 metres) tall - as high as a two storey house.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Translation: “They were primitive and superstitious.””
Bingo ! We have a winner!
The ET’s built a statue and wrote a message:
listen to George the crazy haired
the future is past, the past is future
Tsoulakis’s program will prove we cared...
Burma-Save
The next line says, “Drink more Ovaltine”
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The two meter high "Balikligöl Statue" is the oldest statue [13,500 years old] discovered until now. [Goblekli Tepe, Turkey
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