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| Remains of 7,500-year-old man found in UAE | |
| 2004-12-21 | |
Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have found the remains of a 7,500-year-old man, the oldest skeleton found in the country, the official WAM news agency reported. The skeleton was found buried on Marawah island, some 100 kilometres off the coast of the capital Abu Dhabi. The man was aged between 20 and 40 years. It was buried facing east, indicating a sophisticated community lived on Marawah, Peter Hellyer, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, said.
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| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #22 Foetal position, facing east, waiting for the dawn, head on a prehistoric roll of toilet paper... yep, I've been there. Too much Triple Sec 'll do it to you every time. But at least now we know he wasn't a Mooslimb! |
| Posted by: Asedwich 2004-12-21 7:34:55 PM |
| #21 did someone say aloha shirt? actually if his head was facing east, his ass was pointing towards Mecca... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-21 6:43:34 PM |
| #20 Was his name Abe Vigoda? /aped from FARK |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-12-21 6:28:49 PM |
| #19 Nice, that'll confuse them to no end. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-12-21 4:09:09 PM |
| #18 Chain mail over an Aloha shirt Steve. :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-21 3:17:19 PM |
| #17 Was the skull attached to the spine? |
| Posted by: Mac Suirtain 2004-12-21 3:16:11 PM |
| #16 For students of Biblical chronology the 7,500 year dating of the remains would pose a problem! Man's 'creation' can be reasonably reverse dated to about 4026BCE, the Noahian flood to 2370BCE and the birth of Christ to 1BCE. Was carbon dating used? If so, it has to be inaccurate as this would put the man on the island of Marawah before Adam was created in Eden (Mesapotamia). My questions would be to ask the archaeologists if the skeleton was found in sedimentary soil or rock (water laid), 2) how did they 'age' the remains? This would provide clues as to whether the death could be traced to the cataclysmic effects of the global deluge in 2370BCE some 4,374 years ago! That point on the island may have been the highest and last point he could achieve!! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-12-21 2:37:52 PM |
| #15 Remains of 7,500-year-old man found in UAE Parade the remains around the Middle Eastern Muslim countries. Given the mindset in many of them, quite a number of people should be able to recognize the guy... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-21 1:49:12 PM |
| #14 I have strict instructions to be buried with my 1908 O Injun Head penny, one of me Clovis points and a DVD of quality porn. Not bad, how about dressed in a Star Fleet uniform? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-12-21 12:46:08 PM |
| #13 I have strict instructions to be buried with my 1908 O Injun Head penny, one of me Clovis points and a DVD of quality porn. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-21 11:10:18 AM |
| #12 heh! |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-21 9:12:58 AM |
| #11 2b this is actually a plot line in one of the stories in Leo Szilard's Voice of the Dolphins. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-12-21 9:10:34 AM |
| #10 Some we so religious they had 2 1/2 shrines and a bay view. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-12-21 9:06:46 AM |
| #9 7,500 years from now, they will uncover a well preserved American community. They will note that in every house, a shrine was present. Historians will note that at least twice daily, ancient citizens would visit the shrine to communicate with their local community's god and to recieve a blessing of holy water. The shrine was just large enough to insert ones head into it, to recieve the daily blessing of the water. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-21 8:56:44 AM |
| #8 who cares which way he was facing? It so meaningles. And why does being buried in the feal postion mean "fear"? Maybe he was sick when he died and that's the position he died in. Good grief! |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-21 8:37:20 AM |
| #7 Does this mean that one fourth of all ancients lived in sophisticated communities? |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-12-21 8:34:21 AM |
| #6 No doubt some ice age European or Asian looking for oil. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-12-21 8:31:05 AM |
| #5 The man was aged between 20 and 40 years. It was buried facing north, indicating the Marawah people believed in Santa Claus, said Peter Hellyer, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey. |
| Posted by: gb506 2004-12-21 8:26:59 AM |
| #4 Prolly facing east as thats where the sun rises .. ancient thought concept .. new beginning etc . blah blah blah . |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-12-21 7:30:42 AM |
| #3 Fast forward to 7500 years from now... Archaeologists in Afghanistan have found the remains of a 7,500-year-old tall man, the oldest skeleton found in the country, the official WAM news agency reported. The skeleton was found buried in a cave, some 100 kilometres north of the Khyber Pass in the Hindu Kush region. The man was aged between 30 and 40 years. It was buried in a fetal position, indicating an intense fear of what was transpiring around him, Shabnum al-Afghani, executive director of the Afghanistan Archaeological Survey, said. Excavations beneath the mountain, which have lasted several years, have also unearthed remains of hardened bunkers and AK-47s. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-12-21 3:48:19 AM |
| #2 which jail was he in? |
| Posted by: Brutus 2004-12-21 1:00:48 AM |
| #1 "It was buried facing east, indicating a sophisticated community lived on Marawah, Peter Hellyer, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, said." There's nothing quite so demeaning and embarrassing as pandering to the foibles and egos of your benefactors, but who can blame him, eh? He might have to get a job, otherwise. Regards the facing East thingy: News Flash for Pete, it could just as easily be random chance, kneepad-boy, but we won't go there... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-12-21 12:45:18 AM |