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Mongolian woman mummy buried a thousand a years ago wearing 'ADIDAS boots' [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | April 12, 2017 | Will Stewart

Posted on 04/12/2017 1:07:56 PM PDT by C19fan

Intriguing new details have emerged about a medieval mummy known for her 'Adidas' boots - which she wore more than a millennia ago.

The body of the woman was discovered a year ago this week in the Altai mountains region of Mongolia.

And her body and possessions remained so remarkably preserved that experts are still uncovering some of the secrets they keep.

Now, scientists have discovered that the mummy suffered a significant blow to the head before her death.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: archaeology; boots; mongolia; mummies
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To: Organic Panic

21 posted on 04/12/2017 1:53:39 PM PDT by drewh
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To: Organic Panic
Did it stand for All Day I Dream About Sex, back then too?
22 posted on 04/12/2017 1:54:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: meadsjn

And the metal buckles with holes for the buckle to hook into. Seems to be quite advanced for the Mongolians.


23 posted on 04/12/2017 2:02:18 PM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: C19fan

Helen Thomas


24 posted on 04/12/2017 2:15:34 PM PDT by muglywump (Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Carbon Dating....the online dating site for 70 year olds and up! Hey even old fossils need love, too!


25 posted on 04/12/2017 2:18:39 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: C19fan
Now, scientists have discovered that the mummy suffered a significant blow to the head before her death.

Have they found her United Air Lines boarding pass yet?

26 posted on 04/12/2017 2:21:00 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35
Have they found her United Air Lines boarding pass yet?

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

27 posted on 04/12/2017 2:22:46 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: C19fan

I still have my blue stripe Adidas from 1975, in the original box. And I thought those were old!


28 posted on 04/12/2017 2:23:10 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: mdmathis6

ROTFLOL!

If I had the money to open up a sleazy website like that!


29 posted on 04/12/2017 2:23:57 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: C19fan

Was her iPod battery still charged?


30 posted on 04/12/2017 2:24:22 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: C19fan
Now, scientists have discovered that the mummy suffered a significant blow to the head before her death.

...Probably from her husband after he found out what she paid for those Adidas boots.

31 posted on 04/12/2017 2:25:31 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: wbarmy

“And the metal buckles with holes for the buckle to hook into. Seems to be quite advanced for the Mongolians.”

Just out of curiousity, why would you say that?

https://books.google.com/books?id=TV6f2XWG6t4C&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=buckles+and+attachments+from+different+cultures+1000+yrs+ago&source=bl&ots=NzPB7d8u7i&sig=5


32 posted on 04/12/2017 2:45:14 PM PDT by Bodega (we are developing less and less common sense...world wide)
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To: C19fan

Did someone say “mummy”?

33 posted on 04/12/2017 2:45:51 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Bodega

I guess I thought there was a difference between the Mongolian standards of clothing and the Chinese standards of clothing.

Yes, I know there was a lot of shared cultural standards, so I was obviously wrong.


34 posted on 04/12/2017 3:02:42 PM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: C19fan

Yes we Khan! Yes we Khan!


35 posted on 04/12/2017 3:40:08 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: C19fan

Early Trump voter who ran into a deranged Democrat?


36 posted on 04/12/2017 7:32:04 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: sauropod

Bkmk


37 posted on 04/13/2017 10:37:17 AM PDT by sauropod (Beware the fury of a patient man. I've lost my patience!)
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