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« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2006, 03:38:33 pm »
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How certain are you that these finds date back 2000 years?  I've done some research on the necklace, and it seems that these type of "ball chain" beads weren't invented until 1867, and not made into consistent shapes until about 1900.  Furthermore, they can only be manufactured with machinery.  At least with any consistency whatsoever.  

The bracelet also seems out of place.  The consistency of the wire diameter indicates mechanical manufacturing.  It also appears that the three separate pieces are joined by spot welding.  Roman bracelets of this type would have been one solid piece, or joined by cross-wrapping other wire.  It may be coincidence that these were found where they were.

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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2006, 10:23:43 pm »
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Hello George!

Oh!  Sad I'm sorry but what you say really makes sense. Hm, you are right. The spot welding is strange and the ball chain heads look almost mechanically made ...

Now I'm puzzled but I can't deny what you've said.

Thank you for taking the time to look into these two finds!

I'm just wondering now what I have found there!?!  Huh?

Maybe some old reproductions  Embarrassed

Thanks again!

If I make any more similar finds I will post them here.

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« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2006, 01:14:41 pm »
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 Wow They are great.

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« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2006, 06:35:46 pm »
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Yes they are great finds...Congrats...Cheesy

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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2006, 08:18:25 am »
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Wow- Some more great finds!

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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2006, 09:53:22 am »
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VERY NICE FINDS, AS ALWASY FROM YOU..GREGG

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« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2006, 10:27:42 am »
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Thats a really nice find hh

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« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2009, 04:25:16 am »
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WOW !
That`s unbelievable ! Shocked

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« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2009, 03:18:15 am »
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Good points! It clearly is important to take advantage of construction is trying to estimate age.

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« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2009, 06:09:21 am »
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well done Christian it doesnt really matter if the finds you made were reproductions or genuine the ancients were very skillfull metal workers as well.  In fact they knew if you dropped molten metal from a height small balls could be made.  Years ago it was nothing to see what looked like a tall chimney which was in fact a shot tower.
Here they would pour molten metal from a height which fell into a large water tank below and there the metal cooled down in the form of small balls.   Im not sure how they were able to guage the size of the end product though maybe they poured the hot metal into some form of sieve first.  Maybe someone else might know more about this or do some research into it.
Just a thought anyway,  but the ancients were masters at metal work just look at some of the intricate pieces that have come out of Egypt in the past for example... regards alan

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