May 4, 2014 The oldest crown in the world
Categories: Treasures , Calendar , Nálezy nejenom s detektorem na blízkém východě
More than 6,000 years old is the old royal crown, which was found near the Dead Sea. Seven years ago, this historic gem was open to the public. According to experts, this is the oldest crown that has ever been found.
The crown was found by archaeologists in a cave in the Judean Desert (Israel) as early as 1961. It dates from 4000 to 3300 BC. It is believed that it was used, along with other found artifacts, during the funeral ceremonies of important people.
Experts named the treasure as "Nahal Mishar Hoard". The rarest artifact is a crown older than 6000 years. It was first exhibited seven years ago. The crown looks a bit like a huge thick ring decorated with metal vultures.
The crown was discovered near the Dead Sea among hundreds of other objects from the same period, and was also probably used during ceremonies. Israeli archaeologists have discovered more than 400 objects in a cave that became known as the "Treasure Cave."
Among the artifacts were also two clay statues of gods and a number of figurines made of copper, stone, ivory and clay. There was also a scepter decorated with horned animals, clay cups and bowls.
The theory was that this sacred treasure was originally in a shrine at Ein Gedi, about twelve kilometers away from the Treasure Cave. The artifacts may have been hidden by fears that someone else would seize them.
"People were experimenting with copper at the time. They were looking for new ways to use copper. In addition, they also used leather, ceramics and textiles. Sometimes successfully, other times not. In any case, it was a time full of interesting innovations, "said Daniel M. Master, professor of archeology at Wheaton College.
Curator Jennifer Y. Chi also commented on the exhibition at that time. "It's really amazing for us to see how people in the past were able to create works of art like the aforementioned crown, which has survived to the present day," she said.
At that time, the exhibition also presented artifacts found in the Peqi'in Cave, another important archaeological site. Among the most significant discoveries were skeletons and vessels for human skeletal remains.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk, https://archaeology-world.com/
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