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20,000 years artificially drilled specimen found in Henan
People's Daily Online ^ | Monday, November 22, 2010 | unattributed

Posted on 11/24/2010 6:19:53 AM PST by SunkenCiv

On Nov. 21, the archeological team from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage discovered two ostrich eggshells with stone-drilled holes that date back 20,000 years ago at the Xuchang primitive ruins.Experts from the team said that the two ostrich eggshells were the earliest artificially stone-drilled specimens that were ever found in Henan Province and the best-preserved specimens found in China over the age of 10,000 years, which showed that the primitive craftsmanship had developed to a quite high level even at that time. (Photo by Yufen/Chinanews.com)
20,000 years artificially drilled specimen found in Henan

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: china; godsgravesglyphs; henan
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1 posted on 11/24/2010 6:20:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 11/24/2010 6:23:20 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: SunkenCiv

So, apparently, ostrich eggs made it to China?


3 posted on 11/24/2010 6:27:09 AM PST by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch ( T.G., global warming denier.)
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To: SunkenCiv

links don’t seem to work


4 posted on 11/24/2010 6:28:31 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch

The bird that lays the big ol’ eggs made it to China.

I have concluded that after you shake them up, they drain through the hole and don’t make a mess all over the skillet


5 posted on 11/24/2010 6:30:51 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: SunkenCiv

Door hinges made out of egg shells. Man, that’s effete.


6 posted on 11/24/2010 6:33:07 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Just say NO to Janetal patdowns.)
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To: bert
Wow.

Totally off topic -- I live in rural Alabama. I was taking a side road past a little country grocery store, and there on the side of the road was an .. emu. I turned around and went up to the counter in the store and told the clerk, to see if she knew who the owner was (everyone knows everybody around here) who said the bird had been wandering around out there for a long time.

7 posted on 11/24/2010 6:36:16 AM PST by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch ( T.G., global warming denier.)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

Or, maybe the holes were for leather thongs that were used as hinges so the owner could wear the shells on his hip as an early fanny pack.


8 posted on 11/24/2010 6:37:18 AM PST by Pecos (Liberty and Honor will not die on my watch.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ostrich eggs? They look like corn chips, probably brought over by illegal immigrants.


9 posted on 11/24/2010 6:37:32 AM PST by randog (Tap into America!)
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To: SunkenCiv

The shells may be that old, but how would they know how old the holes are? Sorry, this one doesn’t seem right.


10 posted on 11/24/2010 6:38:37 AM PST by bvw (No TSA goon will touch MY stuff)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ostrich eggs are an extremely important source of food to the G/wi people of Botswana. The G/wi also decorate the eggshells to use as containers.

11 posted on 11/24/2010 6:43:32 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: bert

I didn’t try the PDF link, but the main topic link works fine:

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90783/91300/7207127.html


12 posted on 11/24/2010 6:49:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch; SunkenCiv
So, apparently, ostrich eggs made it to China?

I had to look too. Haven't thought that ostriches weren't confined to Africa. Interesting.

13 posted on 11/24/2010 6:51:33 AM PST by bigheadfred (/s happens)
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To: SunkenCiv
This, I predict, will not be the "oldest".

There have been innovators and artisans since time began and they left their work behind.

The deeper we dig, the more astonished we are going to be.

14 posted on 11/24/2010 6:55:59 AM PST by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance...)
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To: B.O. Plenty
The deeper we dig, the more astonished we are going to be.

How much of our culture would survive an Ice Age?

15 posted on 11/24/2010 7:11:44 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 673 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: Pecos

Or pieces of the world’s oldest Jacob’s ladder!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAYh5Qy7DRU
(Jacob’s ladder toy)


16 posted on 11/24/2010 7:37:57 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Just say NO to Janetal patdowns.)
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To: bert
I have concluded that after you shake them up, they drain through the hole and don’t make a mess all over the skillet

I've never shaken an ostrich over a skillet. It seems like it would be dangerous.

But if I ever do need to drain an ostrich, now I know what to do....

17 posted on 11/24/2010 7:43:20 AM PST by r9etb
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
I live in rural Alabama. I was taking a side road past a little country grocery store, and there on the side of the road was an .. emu.

You found my emu! I kept hoping he'd come home by now, but my wife has been saying, "After this much time he's probably halfway to Alabama." I have to go tell her she was right. Do me a favor and bring him home until I can get there. He likes cornflakes for breakfast and he'll curl up on the front porch at night if you give him an old blanket.

18 posted on 11/24/2010 8:30:54 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!)
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To: null and void
How much of our culture would survive an Ice Age?

I wondered about that myself. Could you imagine some future archeologist, based on the remaining scraps that survived, coming to the conclusion that writing had pretty much disappeared after the early 21st century, and that after a brief period of collecting shiny plastic discs, the practice just died.
19 posted on 11/24/2010 8:54:58 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: bert
The only reason to drill a hole in an eggshell is to preserve the shell intact. My mother would do this to get Easter eggs to use in decorating.
20 posted on 11/24/2010 8:59:17 AM PST by sportutegrl
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