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Maybe Mona Lisa? Buried Skeleton Found
LiveScience ^
| 27 May 2011
| Stephanie Pappas
Posted on 05/29/2011 6:39:44 AM PDT by Daffynition
Archaeologists searching for the remains of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa have uncovered a skeleton that may belong to the mysterious woman.
The skeleton was unearthed in a Florence convent where researchers are searching for the remains of Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, the women believed to be the model for da Vinci's famous painting. Based on an early look at the cranium and pelvis, the skeleton appears to be female, Bologna University anthropologist Giorgio Gruppioni told news agencies Friday (May 27).
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; natkingcole
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A puzzle, as old as dirt.
To: Daffynition
If she has a mysterious little smile...
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:42:43 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:45:02 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, the women believed to be the model How many women was she?
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:46:26 AM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Free Lazamataz!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:51:02 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
To: Daffynition
Calling Angela Montenegro
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:51:31 AM PDT
by
Mercat
To: Daffynition
There can’t be too much left of Mona Lisa after 500 years.
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:51:56 AM PDT
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Brilliant
To: humblegunner
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:53:15 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
To: Daffynition
So why is it ok to dig her up like a caveman?
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:55:43 AM PDT
by
AndrewB
(FUBO)
To: AndrewB
I don’t get it either; what’s the point?
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:57:51 AM PDT
by
gusopol3
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/29/2011 6:59:15 AM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Your what hurts??)
To: Daffynition
What about all the talk that the Mona Lisa was actually the female version of DaVinci? Perhaps that was just a suggestion.
To: humblegunner
What are ye?
A male chauvinist pig?
:-)
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:07:21 AM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(I have this irrational, pervasive fear of clowns--a bozophobe)
To: humblegunner
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:12:29 AM PDT
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Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
Man.... diggin up a grave IN A CONVENT to see if the bones look like Mona ???
Somebody has waaaaaay to much time , money, authority and a e-ticket to HELL !
just my opinion of course....not to be confused with validity or fact.
Stay safe !
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:13:19 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Squantos; Daffynition; SunkenCiv
Man.... diggin up a grave IN A CONVENT is poking around in virgin soil...
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:26:46 AM PDT
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bigheadfred
(I have this irrational, pervasive fear of clowns--a bozophobe)
To: AndrewB
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:52:12 AM PDT
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Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Bean Counter
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:56:45 AM PDT
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Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: momtothree
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posted on
05/29/2011 7:57:33 AM PDT
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Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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