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Archaeologists Unearth 'Mysterious' Monolith At Ancient Temple
Daily Caller ^ | July 11, 2024 | Kay Smythe

Posted on 07/12/2024 11:08:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

A press release published Monday detailed the discovery of a "mysterious" 4000-year-old monolith in Cyprus.

The Erimi Archaeological Team at the University of Siena described the large monolith as having a "circular motif of cups in the center," which "tells the story of a distant era of an artisan community in Cyprus." It stands roughly 7.55 feet tall and is part of a sprawling Bronze Age community complex, according to Ancient Origins.

The site has also revealed dyeing vats, warehouses and workshops, suggesting it was the site of a significant textile industry. The monolith was uncovered inside a room in the western wing of the complex.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: bolinusbrandaris; caphtor; cyprus; godsgravesglyphs; hexaplextrunculus; keftiu; monolith; stramonitahaemastoma; tyrianpurple

1 posted on 07/12/2024 11:08:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Y'all must be outside in the sun . . . .


2 posted on 07/12/2024 11:14:05 AM PDT by knarf (BEC)
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To: knarf

Ha!

Yup. Call me when you find one of those baby’s.


3 posted on 07/12/2024 11:15:55 AM PDT by jcmccorm
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To: SunkenCiv

Story didn’t mention the apparent sacrifice or murder of young women around site.

https://www.iflscience.com/4000-year-old-giant-monolith-found-near-brutally-murdered-womans-ancient-remains-in-cyprus-75054


4 posted on 07/12/2024 11:28:05 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Very mysterious.


5 posted on 07/12/2024 11:30:46 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in )
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To: SunkenCiv

My God.

It’s full of stars.


6 posted on 07/12/2024 11:33:25 AM PDT by This_Dude
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7 posted on 07/12/2024 11:35:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...

8 posted on 07/12/2024 11:37:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: jjotto

Cut ‘em some slack, they didn’t have divorce lawyers back then.


9 posted on 07/12/2024 11:42:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: jcmccorm

Carved on the monolith were the words: ‘Open the pod bay doors Hal’


10 posted on 07/12/2024 11:45:15 AM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pedge To Each Other, Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: SunkenCiv

Chipped, ground, carved or polished. We’ve always had this thing for stone. It also serves as a good replacement for brains.


11 posted on 07/12/2024 11:46:25 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: SunkenCiv

12 posted on 07/12/2024 11:55:41 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: jjotto

If it dates back to c. 2000 B.C., then it predates the arrival of Greek-speakers on Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age, so the human sacrifice can be investigated objectively (since it would not have been done by Greeks).


13 posted on 07/12/2024 12:12:40 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: knarf

It’s an alien flash drive for a big computer.

5.56mm


14 posted on 07/12/2024 1:04:38 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go. )
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To: M Kehoe

Wireless ?


15 posted on 07/12/2024 3:24:29 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: mabarker1

But of course.

5.56mm


16 posted on 07/12/2024 3:56:55 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go. )
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