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?
I was thinking foot massager too.
If I had hair...............................
But this one question remains:
Why was this ‘New Age’ device in a shed at a cemetery?..............
‘New Age’ crap for the terminally stupid........................
But it was funny since all the ‘Experts’ could not identify it and had turned to Facebook to get help!....................
With hot babes like that I have to have one.
Supports a 180-lb. idiot.
Of course you’re talking about the Beemer and the AK-47’s......................
I like this idea, but why make a honey dipper out of gold? That’s a very expensive honey dipper.
LOL my first thought too.
A Weber Isis Beamer
For neatness sake, before writing on clay or wax tablets, a ruler pattern could be pressed into the surface, then the lettering could remain true to ‘between the lines’ ... always read between the lines is a very old saying.
"NanOO.... ..... nnNNanoo." 
Thanks rdl6989.
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Facebook user identifies mysterious gold object found in Israel cemetery
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No no, it’s just big and heavy enough, and ergonomically designed, to thump a terrorist over the head with. Thus, the Isis Beamer.
Yes, definitely a massager, but probably given the size and weight for the back and perhaps thighs and calves.
Those edges look to sharp for a massage thing. Whatever it is, it is beautiful. Gold sure stands the test of time. And amazing the symmetry and the sharpness of the edges and perfect lengths of the grooves. I guess it must have been machined on some type of ancient lathe?? It wasn’t just some guy whittling away at it while waiting for dinner.
A 20 pound hair ornament?
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