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Mystery as century-old Swiss watch discovered in ancient tomb sealed for 400 years
Daily Mail UK ^
| 05/06/2010
| Daily Mail UK
Posted on 05/06/2010 9:41:03 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
Archaeologists are stumped after finding a 100-year-old Swiss watch in an ancient tomb that was sealed more than 400 years ago. They believed they were the first to visit the Ming dynasty grave in Shangsi, southern China, since its occupant's funeral. But inside they uncovered a miniature watch in the shape of a ring marked 'Swiss' that is thought to be just a century old.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; china; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; mingdynasty
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To: CygnusTheSwan
81
posted on
05/07/2010 4:10:21 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
("Draw Mohammad Day" - - May 20, 2010 - Draw for freedom - draw for your children's freedom.)
To: saintgermaine
82
posted on
05/07/2010 4:13:26 AM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: null and void
That’s funny. I love the Mouse sitting in front of the bartender.
83
posted on
05/07/2010 4:13:58 AM PDT
by
dljordan
(Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take his office. ")
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Probably left behind by this guy...
84
posted on
05/07/2010 4:20:54 AM PDT
by
Jonah Hex
("Never underestimate the hungover side of the Force.")
To: Age of Reason
Probably carried into the tomb by a small animal.Yes, like a goat. I think I read somewhere that goats can squeeze themselves through holes the size of a quarter.
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I would say this is a pretty good illusion when a leaning broom without any visible support does not fall over I wish I would be able to do that.
To: Age of Reason
0h.
Heheh. You are brilliant.
87
posted on
05/07/2010 8:05:17 AM PDT
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Beowulf9
To: thecodont
88
posted on
05/07/2010 8:44:24 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
89
posted on
05/07/2010 8:47:24 AM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
To: thecodont
90
posted on
05/07/2010 8:52:37 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: thecabal
Did they find the Bishop’s bird stump, too?
91
posted on
05/07/2010 8:53:50 AM PDT
by
Eepsy
(www.pioacademy.org)
To: TChad
This is straight from Michael Crichtons Timeline. That was an excellent book. Now I'll have to re-read it!
To: thecodont
93
posted on
05/07/2010 9:02:09 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: Beowulf9
Only the face of Boe can tell us how it happened
94
posted on
05/07/2010 9:06:21 AM PDT
by
Scythian
To: packrat35
95
posted on
05/07/2010 9:07:30 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 470 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: saintgermaine
...Oregon Vortex... Distorted and off-angle walls, floors -- and perspective effects... Purpose-built hoax site. No mystery there at all.
96
posted on
05/07/2010 9:09:40 AM PDT
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TXnMA
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! REPEAT San Jacinto!!)
To: null and void
Spider Robinson was one of my favorite authors.
97
posted on
05/07/2010 9:34:32 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: null and void
were there even such ring watches 100 years ago?
Hong Kong artisans are adept at faking ages on reproductions.
It would not be so hard to age such an item and drop it as a joke.
98
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05/07/2010 9:39:40 AM PDT
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longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: thecodont
"...There had been reports of people going through the archway and ending up in some other time and place..."I remember that story. IIRC, there was also an outbreak of some really strong marijuana going around at the same time.
Coincidence?
To: saintgermaine
"Or a persons height can change by changing their position by a couple of feet." Here -- I just created a simple example:
![](http://www.microlith.com/FReep/Illusion.jpg)
(The "person figures" are identical in size...)
100
posted on
05/07/2010 11:07:11 AM PDT
by
TXnMA
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! REPEAT San Jacinto!!)
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