Posted on 03/09/2005 5:46:51 PM PST by blam
Ancient earrings discovered at Burnt City disprove ornament theory
Tehran Times Culture Desk
TEHRAN -- Archaeologists have found a pair of silver earrings in a grave of a woman in the 5200-year-old Burnt City which disproves the theory that the inhabitants of the city never used earrings, the director of the Iranian archaeological team working in the region said on Tuesday.
A skeleton of a woman with one circular silver earring on each side of her skull was unearthed during the last days of the excavations at the cemetery of the Burnt City, Mansur Sajjadi added.
The Burnt City is located 57 kilometers from the city of Zabol in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province and covers an area of 150 hectares. It was one of the world’s largest cities at the dawn of the urban era. It was built circa 3200 B.C. and destroyed some time around 2100 B.C. The city had four stages of civilization and was burnt down three times. Since it was not rebuilt after the last time it was burnt down, it has been named the Burnt City.
“This is the first time we have found a pair of earrings at the ancient site. A large mirror and a silver ring were also discovered in the woman’s grave,” he said.
The large amount of gemstones and jewelry found at the Burnt City over the past few years indicates that the inhabitants were interested in ornaments. The objects also showed that the people were skilled in making necklaces, bracelets, rings, and other adornments, but no earrings had ever been found at the site. Archaeologists had believed that the use of earrings was not common in the city, but the newly discovered earrings disprove that idea.
A group of anthropologists is currently studying the skeleton to determine the age and race of the woman, Sajjadi added.
Sajjadi’s team is working with a group of Italian archaeobotanists, led by Lorenzo Constantini. The Italian group also discovered several brown, beige, and maroon pieces of textiles during the latest phase of excavations.
Archaeologists had previously discovered a 10-centimeter ruler with an accuracy of half a millimeter in the ruins of the ancient city.
Last December, Sajjadi announced the discovery of an earthenware bowl at the Burnt City which bore images of what experts believe is the world’s oldest “animated” picture drawn around it.
Although many studies have been carried out on the Burnt City, so far experts have not been able to determine the ethnicity and language of the city’s inhabitants.
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Burnt City ''ruler'' looks more like the fragments of a modern comb.
That's what I thought--makes me curious at the situ where it was discovered & how they arrived at deciding it was a 'ruler'. I can see it as some sort of 'spacer' or jig, which would make it a 'ruler' in the nominal sense of the word. That said, as a frustrated sometimes woodbutcher, the craftsman who made it has my respect.
Archaeologists had believed that the use of earrings was not common in the city, but the newly discovered earrings disprove that idea.
Centicubits and millicubits?
LOL =)
I have a theory that early inhabitants of Burnt City did not wear bunny slippers - not even while surfing the internet.
Last December, Sajjadi announced the discovery of an earthenware bowl at the Burnt City which bore images of what experts believe is the world’s oldest “animated” picture drawn around it.
"Ha, ha! Pluto, we were not the first. Uncle Walt was a copy cat."
"G..g..g..goodbye, folks."
They did wear bunny slippers, but those are flammable, and, well, it is the "burnt city"...
5,000 Years Ago, Women Held Power In Burnt City, Iran
Iranian WS | 12-23-2004
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