This Ancient Belt Buckle Retrieved from ‘Russian Atlantis’ Looks Like a Bedazzled iPhone Case

Live Science ^ | 09/12/2019 | Mindy Weisberger

[BenLurkin]

But the black rectangle, which measures about 7 inches (18 centimeters) long and around 4 inches (9 cm) wide, is no electronics accessory; it's an ancient belt buckle made of jet — a gemstone made from pressurized wood — inlaid with small beads of mother-of-pearl, carnelian and turquoise, The Siberian Times reported.

Scientists with the Institute for the History of Material Culture at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) found the object in a woman's grave, where it lay upon the skeleton's pelvis. The researchers nicknamed the woman "Natasha" and dubbed the artifact "Natasha's iPhone," according to The Siberian Times.

The grave that held the so-called iPhone lies in the Siberian territory of Tuva, near the border of Mongolia. There, archaeologists identified two burial sites — Terezin and Ala-Tey — dating to the Xiongnu period around 2,000 years ago, according to a study co-authored by Leus and published in 2018 in the journal Asian Archaeology.

[BenLurkin]

gnip

[Levy78]

Gives me dat, yo!

[SaxxonWoods]

And if you had shown the lady an iPhone when she was alive she would have said, “That’s a nice belt buckle.”

[null and void]

It's very slimming, she's practically skin and bones...

[Steely Tom]

[Ken H]

Yes it is!

[Steely Tom]

A larger iPhone screen - 6.5” diagonal - is the same size as paper currency.

[Steely Tom]

I’m talkin’ about Shaft!

[NativeSon]

The larger iPhones will be our doom!

[bunkerhill7]

Russians invented phone sex 2000 years ago.

[tophat9000]

In other news Apple sues for patent infringement

[Daffynition]

Stole the technology from China, who stole it from the USA, no doubt.

[a fool in paradise]

Maybe the user got a virus.

[Defiant]

It’s an iPhone Plus.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

• Archaeologists find an ancient skeleton buried with '2,100-year-old iPhone'

[familyop]

Traditional music played by musicians from Tuva. Some of you might detect sounds that hint at a blend of east Asian, something like native American and even a speck of western cowboy music. Enjoy! :) Huun‐Huur‐Tu - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ovoRyv4kw

[familyop]

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Traditional music played by musicians from Tuva. Some of you might detect sounds that hint at a blend of east Asian, something like native American and even a speck of western cowboy music. Enjoy! :)

Huun-Huur-Tu - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ovoRyv4kw

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks familyop!