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'Extraordinary' Roman box made of bone found
BBC ^ | 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.............


41 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)
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To: Red Badger

That certainly stands to reason.


42 posted on 01/07/2026 11:58:10 AM PST by GingisK
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To: GingisK

Not kit the invention of the screw first used to draw water look him up.


43 posted on 01/07/2026 12:07:16 PM PST by Vaduz (?.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
A trepanning tool?

You just elevated the discussion to the next level.

44 posted on 01/07/2026 12:09:24 PM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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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.


45 posted on 01/07/2026 12:17:31 PM PST by GingisK
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To: SunkenCiv

https://heartwood.com/collections/secret-box-sizes


46 posted on 01/07/2026 12:24:26 PM PST by algore
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To: higgmeister

lolโ€ฆall of us mechanical engineers speak like that. Nobody else understands us.


47 posted on 01/07/2026 12:34:19 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe just pins and needles then..


48 posted on 01/07/2026 1:57:42 PM PST by Ezekiel (๐Ÿ†˜๏ธ "Come fly with US". ๐Ÿ”ด Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS โ™‚๏ธ, aka every man)
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To: Ezekiel

Probably ointment, unguent, or cosmetics.


49 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.)
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To: GingisK

Guessing the box was to store those Kohls 30% off coupons


50 posted on 01/07/2026 8:20:12 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (โ€œI don't really care, Margaret.โ€โ€)
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To: Red Badger

๐Ÿ˜ Dang. Didn’t go for it, huh?


51 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.)
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To: algore

Makes a good gift for a teen relationship, as long as the boy doesn’t say, “nice box”.


52 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.)
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To: GingisK

That series was one of the best ‘buddy movies’ ever, although the second season was mostly junk. Loved the finale.


53 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.)
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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?


54 posted on 01/08/2026 5:03:45 AM PST by Ezekiel (๐Ÿ†˜๏ธ "Come fly with US". ๐Ÿ”ด Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS โ™‚๏ธ, aka every man)
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To: GingisK

* Probably for safe keeping of their Worcestershire Sauce.*

Mmmmmm! Whatโ€™s this here sauce?!โ€


55 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.)
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To: sgt_lau

Exactly!


56 posted on 01/08/2026 6:14:05 AM PST by GingisK
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To: GingisK

Garum


57 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... )
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To: central_va

Could be. Dang, you find some obscure but relevant things. I had to look that up.


58 posted on 01/08/2026 6:35:19 AM PST by GingisK
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