Posted on 06/24/2009 6:38:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archeological studies have found that the female inhabitants of Iran's ancient site of Burnt City outlived the male members of their community.
According to head of the Burnt City archeology team Farzad Forouzanfar, men died between the ages of 35 to 45, while women lived well into their 80s.
Forouzanfar said that the area witnessed considerable population drops and that "the number of the female inhabitants of the area was more than the males."
"The team also found that the remains of nearly 30,000 burials exist in Burnt City," he added.
Demographical studies also showed that over 6,000 people lived in Burnt City. Previous research had estimated the number to stand at 5,000.
Located near the city of Zabol in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Burnt City spans more than 300,000 hectares and dates back to 5,200 years ago.
Four civilizations have lived in the city which was burnt down three times and not rebuilt after the last fire.
The world's oldest animated picture, dice and backgammon set, the earliest known caraway seed and artificial eyeball have been found at the site.
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Ever seen “Double Indemnity”?
Overall, I think it explains why the city was burnt.
:’) What I think they’re looking at is, a population of dead spinsters, resulting from some ancient war or other selective disaster.
Chinese woman boiled man’s head to cure daughter’s psychiatric problems
telegraph.co.uk | June 23, 2009
Posted on 06/23/2009 7:49:41 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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Chinese woman boiled man’s head to cure daughter’s psychiatric problems
Telegraph.co.uk | Published: 11:20PM BST 23 Jun 2009
Posted on 06/24/2009 10:48:41 PM PDT by Gondring
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I guess they hadn't yet adopted the quaint custom of stoning their women to death?
They may have been retired hookers. Only serial killers kill hookers.
“Ever seen “Double Indemnity”?”
A long time ago.
Do you suppose they had life insurance in the Burnt City.
:’)
I’m thinking the men died earlier because they weren’t covered by Obama’s health care plan; however, it appears the women were.
;’)
Probably the other way around though. ;’)
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