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'Extraordinary' Roman box made of bone found
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| January 7, 2026
| Elliot Ball
Posted on 01/07/2026 9:00:47 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...The excavation at Milestone Ground in Broadway uncovered 8,000 years of human activity but it was the discovery of a carved bone box which really excited archaeologists.
The bone box was recovered from the grave of a young woman with archaeologists believing the find could offer new insight into the lives, beliefs and craftsmanship of the people who once occupied the north Cotswolds.
Jamie Wilkins, who led the excavation, described the find as extraordinary and that he had never seen anything like it before...
The artefacts found, which span prehistoric, Roman and Saxon times, took centre stage in an episode of BBC's Two's Digging for Britain.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: cotswolds; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire
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To: GingisK
If he made it thru High School he can make it thru the military.............
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posted on
01/07/2026 11:56:53 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine โ August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
To: Red Badger
That certainly stands to reason.
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posted on
01/07/2026 11:58:10 AM PST
by
GingisK
To: GingisK
Not kit the invention of the screw first used to draw water look him up.
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posted on
01/07/2026 12:07:16 PM PST
by
Vaduz
(?.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
A trepanning tool?You just elevated the discussion to the next level.
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posted on
01/07/2026 12:09:24 PM PST
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
To: Vaduz
I do know who he is, but your limited text brought up the kit. I had no way of knowing to what you actually referred.
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posted on
01/07/2026 12:17:31 PM PST
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GingisK
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/07/2026 12:24:26 PM PST
by
algore
To: higgmeister
lolโฆall of us mechanical engineers speak like that. Nobody else understands us.
To: SunkenCiv
Maybe just pins and needles then..
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posted on
01/07/2026 1:57:42 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(๐๏ธ "Come fly with US". ๐ด Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS โ๏ธ, aka every man)
To: Ezekiel
Probably ointment, unguent, or cosmetics.
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posted on
01/07/2026 8:16:21 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: GingisK
Guessing the box was to store those Kohls 30% off coupons
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posted on
01/07/2026 8:20:12 PM PST
by
HereInTheHeartland
(โI don't really care, Margaret.โโ)
To: Red Badger
๐ Dang. Didn’t go for it, huh?
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posted on
01/07/2026 8:45:17 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: algore
Makes a good gift for a teen relationship, as long as the boy doesn’t say, “nice box”.
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posted on
01/07/2026 8:46:47 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: GingisK
That series was one of the best ‘buddy movies’ ever, although the second season was mostly junk. Loved the finale.
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posted on
01/07/2026 8:47:55 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: SunkenCiv
“cosmetics”
Well now, just on the face of it, that tiny box couldn’t have belonged to any of those Kardashian gals.
It’d have to be a vast Kave Komplex. It would take decades to excavate, to dig into it all.
Even then, who would ever get anywhere close to the foundation?!
Who would *want* to?
Is that Dirty Jobs show still on?
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posted on
01/08/2026 5:03:45 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(๐๏ธ "Come fly with US". ๐ด Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS โ๏ธ, aka every man)
To: GingisK
* Probably for safe keeping of their Worcestershire Sauce.*
Mmmmmm! Whatโs this here sauce?!โ
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posted on
01/08/2026 5:34:41 AM PST
by
sgt_lau
(Islamophobic? No. I reject a 7th century death-cult that demands non-believers like me, dead.)
To: sgt_lau
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posted on
01/08/2026 6:14:05 AM PST
by
GingisK
To: GingisK
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posted on
01/08/2026 6:20:49 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn... )
To: central_va
Could be. Dang, you find some obscure but relevant things. I had to look that up.
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posted on
01/08/2026 6:35:19 AM PST
by
GingisK
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