Belt bockle after conservation.Photo: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Posted on 06/02/2022 9:07:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A 1,600-year-old burial ground discovered in Eastern Bohemia is shedding new light on that era. The site was discovered in 2019 by archaeologists from archaeologists from the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové (MVČ HK), and the first findings were just made public.
The site has been dated to the fifth century AD, around the time of the collapse of the western part of the Roman Empire and the start of the Dark Ages. The era was known for migration and instability...
The intact grave chamber, designated grave number two, contained several items of extraordinary historical and artistic quality such as four silver-and-gold clasps inlaid with semi-precious stones and a headdress decorated with gold targets.
Remnants of two different textiles were on the silver-and-gold clasps in the unlooted grave. One of the fabrics belonged to the garment fastened by the buckles, the other to a coat or cloth that covered the woman. Remains of leather and fur were also found on the buckles, according to research by Helena Březinová from the Institute of Archeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The other five graves were for people between the ages of 16 and 55. While they had been looted, they still contained the remains of funeral offerings such as a short sword, knives, glass and amber beads, metal belt components, decorative shoe fittings, and antler combs.
From the looted grave number five, only an iron knife, beads, and a ceramic vessel survived. Samples from the vessel showed that meat had been cooked in it. The presence of certain acids and fats indicates it was the meat of a ruminant, such as a cow. There were no indications of the presence of plant-based food in any of the graves.
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Belt bockle after conservation.Photo: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Ees verry nice belt bockle.
There were no indications of the presence of plant-based food in any of the graves.
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No vegetarians then. Men were men and women were women. Now, who knows?
Did they find any beer?
It was a dark time for humanity. There were no soy, tofu, or oat-milk products. The patriarchy kept women in cages and transgender people couldn't compete in the rock-throwing and wood-chopping contests.
You know this precedes the Slavic migrations because they didn’t find any track suits or gaudy gold chains.
Actually, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern peoples also favor tracks suits and gaudy gold chains.
Hey, they can’t help that they miss the disco inferno.
No vegetable traces, alas. But maybe after they drained their mugs, they smashed them into the central campfire...
“It was a dark time for humanity.”
Haven’t you heard? White Europeans have always been evil.....as a matter of fact we literally crawled out of a hole that leads straight to hell.
You might be surprised how many blacks in this country actually believe that.
Sorry I didn’t mean to hijack the thread I’m just in a weird mood today.
Or BMWs
HA!!
I think i understand the mood.
They ate some type of ruminant, probably a goat or cow.
Cows and goats cause global warming, so let’s look at the computer models:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-17488450
We are looking at roughly 3 degree Celsius rise in temperature every 38 years, which is 0.0789 degrees per year.
Now multiply this by the age of the graves, 1,600 years and you get a temperature of 126 degrees Celsius.
Now you know why the oceans are boiling and you are suffering third degree burns all over your body, all because someone had roast beef during the dark ages.
OoPArt. (Out of Place Artifact).
Everyone knows it is called the Dark Ages because color hadn’t been invented yet.
That thing has color.
Therefore it can’t be from the Dark Ages.
Most modern people do not fully realize the wealth and sophistication of the Roman Empire...and the profound change experienced by Europe/Mediterranean populations that was the Dark Ages.
It truly was the Dark Ages.
In Philadelphia, it’s worth fifty bucks.
So no Russian stupidity and corruption? Rossiya weak!
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