Posted on 12/22/2015 11:18:07 AM PST by SJackson
Archaeologists have been unable to determine the use or purpose of an 8.5 kilogram gold tool discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery.
The Israel Antiquities Authority turned to the public on Tuesday in a Facebook post in an attempt to understand the purpose or use for a mysterious artifact that was discovered in an old building in a cemetery in Jerusalem.
Several months ago, a maintenance worker for the cemetery noticed an abandoned package inside an old structure on the cemetery grounds. In accordance with security protocol, the worker immediately alerted police forces in the area who carried out a controlled explosion within the building to eliminate any possible threat from the package.
The damage caused to the structure revealed a gold-colored object which was turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority for study.
Weighing in at 8.5 kg., the Israel Antiquities Authority has been stumped by the gold object having never seen anything of the like in the past. The object was taken in for testing and examination by experts who tried to understand the use and purpose of the item.
After several months of tests and studies the Antiquities Authority, unable to assign a name to the mysterious object, has now turned to the public for help determining what the object is and how it ended up in the cemetery structure.
So, we turn to you. What do you think it is?
Pretty neat!
Sounds like the government procurement program in ancient Israel was managed by the same people who run the Pentagon procurement program . . . .
Center spindle from an old multi-platter hard drive from the first NCR hard drives. There sould be some ceramic heads around somewhere.
Looks like a hair ornament.
I think it was used for making spaghetti.
Pizza roller
At almost 19 pounds, don’t go swimming.
I would hate to see the head and hair that can support a 18+lb ornament. lol
Ancient torture device used by elites to punish unruly slaves.
OOPARTS.
Maybe an Obama sex toy.
8.5kg = 18.7 POUNDS!..................
Must have been a exercise weight!....................
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I don't know what it is, other than there's no indication it's ancient.
AT 8.5 kg it would have been VERY hard to wear!..................
Isn’t it one of those things you wrap the Torah around so u can unschooled it and read it?
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Pasta maker had occurred to me..................
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