Posted on 01/30/2017 9:54:24 AM PST by fishtank
2,000-year-old clay doll dug up in one piece at Osaka ruins site
IBARAKI, Osaka Prefecture--A moon-faced clay doll from the mid-Yayoi Pottery Culture period (300 B.C.-A.D. 300) has been unearthed in near perfect condition at an archaeological site here, the first discovery of its kind in the prefecture.
The charming doll, of a kind very rarely found intact, was unearthed at the Kori ruins, the Osaka Center for Culture Heritage announced Jan. 26.
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I wonder why they believe it is a doll rather than a religious idol of some kind?
Thank you, very interesting.
Ruined my day too.
My guess is that, during the time of the Roman Empire, the most talented Greeks migrated to where their talents fetched the highest price -- Rome. Modern-day Greece is comprised of those who stayed behind.
This was how the US became so great -- we were the magnet for the most talented people around the world. Now, we are a magnet for every shiftless loser who wants a piece of our welfare system.
I know, with all similar finds, I wonder, how do they know it was a doll?
Could have been sculpture, idol, even a porn item, bottle top as you mentioned, memorial of a dead child/person, who knows?
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