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Europe
Bulgaria unearths huge hoard of gold
2005-08-18
A 4,200-year-old hoard of gold, comparable to the fabulous treasures of Troy, has been found in Bulgaria to the delight of archaeologists desperate to beat looters to tombs in the former communist country. The miniature pieces were unearthed in an ancient tomb in Dabene, 75 miles east of the capital, Sofia. The objects, including around 15,000 ornate golden rings, may have been made by a race predating the ancient Thracians.
Dibs.
Bulgarian archaeologists said the find matched the magnificent trove of jewels, bracelets, golden diadems, rings, and cups unearthed at Troy in 1873 by the retired German merchant Heinrich Schliemann.

But despite the excitement of the new treasure, archaeologists are uncertain as to which civilisation produced the hoard. Prof Nikolov said it was most likely that it was the work of "proto-Thracians" living in what is now Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Macedonia and Turkey.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  archaeologists desperate to beat looters

Looters with advanced degrees and slave undergrads.

/hush I was anthro once and I've seen the shit the Professors got at home.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-08-18 18:33  

#8  I claim proto-Thracian ancestry (that makes me a proto-Thracian-American for you multi culti types).

So this gold hoard is boviously mine by rights.
Posted by: Carl in N.H.   2005-08-18 13:34  

#7  

Smeagol - The name doesn't sound Bulgarian
Posted by: BigEd   2005-08-18 13:00  

#6  

Smeagol? The name doesn't sound Bulgarian.
Posted by: BigEd   2005-08-18 12:59  

#5  So thats where it is! I was doing a cross country spree across Bulgaria this summer and lost my money.... Of course I only used small intricate golden figurines and such... a little heavy but always an ice breaker with the locals when I needed some supllies and a place to spend the night. Please return it at once... thank you.
Posted by: Proto Thracian Jr.   2005-08-18 12:55  

#4  MY PRECIOUSSSSSS!!
Posted by: gollum   2005-08-18 10:43  

#3  right, Daffy it is.

minemineminedowndowndowngogogo - I'm a wealthy miser!
Posted by: JerseyMike   2005-08-18 09:38  

#2  I belive your referring to Daffy Duck.
Posted by: raptor   2005-08-18 08:38  

#1  "Mine! Mineminemineminemine!!!"

Yosemite Same

Thanks,
LC FOTSGreg

Posted by: LC FOTSGreg   2005-08-18 02:10  

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