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Pretty amazing... 'The Karashamb goblet (also known as the Karashamb silver goblet or ritual goblet) is an ancient artifact discovered in 1987 in a Bronze Age burial site near the village of Karashamb in Kotayk Province, Armenia. It is currently held in the History Museum of Armenia.Archaeological consensus dates it to the late 3rd millennium BCE, specifically:Most sources, including Wikipedia and scholarly references, place it around c. 2100 BC or in the 22nd–21st centuries BC (approximately 2200–2000 BCE). Some descriptions narrow it to the 23rd–22nd centuries BC or early 2nd millennium BCE, but the 22nd–21st century BC range (roughly 2100–2000 BCE) is the most commonly cited. This makes the goblet approximately 4,000–4,200 years old as of 2026 (calculated from ~2100 BC: 2100 + 2026 ≈ 4126 years, with minor variation depending on the exact century estimate).It is a significant Bronze Age item, often highlighted for its chased silver decoration depicting scenes in registers (including hunting, combat, and animals like lions/leopards). The dating comes from its context in the Karashamb necropolis, associated with regional Bronze Age cultures (sometimes linked to Trialeti-Vanadzor or similar horizons). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karashamb_goblet

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Pretty amazing......[more]	Free Thinking Doggie	12:04:59

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