streetman@lemmy.worldM to artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoRare 2,800-Year-Old Assyrian Scarab Amulet Found In Lower Galileelemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageRare 2,800-Year-Old Assyrian Scarab Amulet Found In Lower Galileelemmy.worldstreetman@lemmy.worldM to artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI presume they carbon date it somehow? They make and sell modern reproductions for tourists that look just like this with various stones.
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWouldn’t carbon dating Amber be like “wow this is millions of years old”?
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoGood point, you’d have to do it from surrounding strata of earth like @streetman mentioned they did.
minus-squarestreetman@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoLooks like no dating has been done yet, but stones, tools, and jewelry are usually dated from it’s surroundings and additional artifacts found at the scene. Here’s some more details on the find: https://arkeonews.net/rare-2800-year-old-assyrian-scarab-seal-amulet-found-in-tabor-nature-reserve/
I presume they carbon date it somehow? They make and sell modern reproductions for tourists that look just like this with various stones.
Wouldn’t carbon dating Amber be like “wow this is millions of years old”?
Good point, you’d have to do it from surrounding strata of earth like @streetman mentioned they did.
Looks like no dating has been done yet, but stones, tools, and jewelry are usually dated from it’s surroundings and additional artifacts found at the scene. Here’s some more details on the find: https://arkeonews.net/rare-2800-year-old-assyrian-scarab-seal-amulet-found-in-tabor-nature-reserve/