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Doug Gardner
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 Posted: Mon 07 Aug, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: Thracian dagger find |
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The BBC is reporting a recent find, including a gold/platinum alloy dagger suggesting sophisticated metallurgy in the civilization, dated to around 3,000 BC.
As of this writing, the story is on the BBC news site
16cm (6in) and still razor-sharp.
They think it was used for sacrifices.
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Picture of the blade from BBC
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Jeroen Zuiderwijk
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| Posted: Mon 07 Aug, 2006 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Thracian dagger find |
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| Doug Gardner wrote: | The BBC is reporting a recent find, including a gold/platinum alloy dagger suggesting sophisticated metallurgy in the civilization, dated to around 3,000 BC.
As of this writing, the story is on the BBC news site |
Sweet! I know of other examples of gold daggers/swords, but a gold-platinum one is new.
| Quote: | | 16cm (6in) and still razor-sharp. |
Translation: It's fairly sharp-ish 
| Quote: | | They think it was used for sacrifices. |
Not ceremonial? 
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