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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7395293, member: 110350"]I agree that fossils aren't artifacts, but at least they reflect formerly living beings! Here are two I own. Other than the first one being a fish of some kind, I have no idea what they are or how old they are -- I seem to have lost the descriptions that came with them decades ago. Any information is welcome!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286699[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The curled-up creature on the left is also some sort of fossil. The rectangular gray object on the upper right is supposed to be fossilized wood, if I recall correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286701[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is my oldest human-made object, which does qualify as an artifact.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sumerian biscuit-shaped cuneiform tablet with impressed cuneiform inscription, inscribed with 9 lines of text on both sides, translation included (receipt for carcasses of five sheep which had been issued to Shulgi-Urumu by Nalv, Drehem, 26th Day of the 3rd month of the last year of the reign of Shu-Sin [2023 BCE]).</p><p>¾” H x ¾” W. Purchased 1/27/1986, Harmer Rooke Numismatists, NYC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286702[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286703[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7395293, member: 110350"]I agree that fossils aren't artifacts, but at least they reflect formerly living beings! Here are two I own. Other than the first one being a fish of some kind, I have no idea what they are or how old they are -- I seem to have lost the descriptions that came with them decades ago. Any information is welcome! [ATTACH=full]1286699[/ATTACH] The curled-up creature on the left is also some sort of fossil. The rectangular gray object on the upper right is supposed to be fossilized wood, if I recall correctly. [ATTACH=full]1286701[/ATTACH] And here is my oldest human-made object, which does qualify as an artifact. Sumerian biscuit-shaped cuneiform tablet with impressed cuneiform inscription, inscribed with 9 lines of text on both sides, translation included (receipt for carcasses of five sheep which had been issued to Shulgi-Urumu by Nalv, Drehem, 26th Day of the 3rd month of the last year of the reign of Shu-Sin [2023 BCE]). ¾” H x ¾” W. Purchased 1/27/1986, Harmer Rooke Numismatists, NYC. [ATTACH=full]1286702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1286703[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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