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axxxr Posts: > 500

Around the time that the great pyramids were built in Egypt and Stonehenge was erected in England, a young woman living in what is now Iran lost an eye and was fitted with a prosthetic device.

The 4,800-year-old artificial eye was recently found by archaeologists working at the Burnt City historical site in southeastern Iran, according to a report published by the Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies, a London-based research and educational program.

The find supports speculation that such prosthetics were available to a fortunate few in the ancient world. An early Hebrew text, for example, references a woman who wore an artificial eye made of gold.

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Posted: 2006-12-22 20:52:49
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djtwistter Posts: > 500

errrrrrrrrrrrr that must have hurt
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Posted: 2006-12-22 22:43:34
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Burgaz Posts: > 500

Now i'm not sure whether to believe this one or not after Axxxr's recent behaviour!

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Posted: 2006-12-22 23:05:14
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axxxr Posts: > 500

This is very real.

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Posted: 2006-12-22 23:09:06
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Burgaz Posts: > 500

In that case it's a bit mad isn't it? But hen why not i guess!
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Posted: 2006-12-22 23:23:23
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fatreg Posts: > 500

whats it made of?

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-12-22 23:36:46
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axxxr Posts: > 500

They think its made of natural tar mixed with animal fat.

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Posted: 2006-12-22 23:39:08
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fatreg Posts: > 500

lovely..

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-12-23 03:02:14
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Xugaa Posts: > 500

Very cool, I might send it to my archaeology teacher...

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Posted: 2006-12-23 11:07:28
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axxxr Posts: > 500

"Announcing this news, director of Burnt City archaeology excavation team, Mansur Sajadi, said that this eyeball belongs to a sturdy woman who was between 25 to 30 years of age at the time of death. Skeletal remains of the woman were found in grave number 6705 of Burnt City’s cemetery.

Regarding the material used to make this artificial eyeball, Sajadi said: “The material this artificial eyeball is made of has not yet been determined and will be assessed through later testing. However, at first glance it seems natural tar mixed with animal fat has been used in making it.”

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Posted: 2007-07-16 02:17:20
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