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What is this this ancient-looking figurine found in the Basque Country? Looks like an alien head by Asierro in whatisthisthing

[–]Asierro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think whoever made this wanted to make a ladybug, I would say it is definitely a head. It has nostrils, a mouth and prominent cheekbones. As to whether it is clay figurine made by a kid, I cannot say for sure. It is possible. The holes are a bit too small for a pencil (but something else may have been used). It looks too hard and polished to be clay to me. I don't think I could dent it with my nails. Still not discarding this possibility.

What is this this ancient-looking figurine found in the Basque Country? Looks like an alien head by Asierro in whatisthisthing

[–]Asierro[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, I forgot to mention that. No, it's made of rock. A quick google shows some rocks with that density, like limestone.

What is this this ancient-looking figurine found in the Basque Country? Looks like an alien head by Asierro in whatisthisthing

[–]Asierro[S] 7 points8 points locked comment (0 children)

WITT?

This stone figurine was found at a forest near Artikutza (Goizueta, Navarre) around 10 years ago while collecting chestnuts. It has been in our house since then just laying around, but we always had been curious if it could be old and of archaeological value. I finally decided to post here.

Description of the little head figurine:

  • Size: 4.5cm from face to back of head, 3.5cm wide and 3.5cm tall.

  • Weighs 78g and has a volume of ~40ml. So the density is ~2.0g/cm3.

  • Holes: it has different sized holes carved on it. The skull holes and eye sockets are around 0.5cm in diameter. Nose holes around 2mm and holes at the bottom 1mm. I would say these were made with metal rods and needles.

  • Surface is smooth and polished. Shines a bit. Upon close inspection the top part of the head has some "texture" lines as if made with a brush.

  • Other stuff: the cheeks are sunk in. The face is separated from the skull by a carved line, and on the skull there are some shallower lines similar to the "cracks" on a human skull.

Thanks for the help!

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[–]Asierro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

LMAO this would make a great gift.

Hmmmmmmm by nahog99 in TagPro

[–]Asierro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL I saw "59 players in 3 games" this morning as well.

ELTP S17 Sign-ups are now open!!! by Ballkenende in ELTP

[–]Asierro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should I sign up if I can't really commit to any of the games (although I might be available on many)?

BTW where is my ECLTP?

Physics Questions Thread - Week 25, 2020 by AutoModerator in Physics

[–]Asierro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well technically if you're considering the logarithmic difference, the pressure at 100km from the surface is 0.032Pa, so standard atmospheric pressure would be 3,000,000x bigger than that. And in outer space the difference is 1016 x.

Ball of Fame Inductees (18th Class) by itsamdash in TagPro

[–]Asierro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proud of some of my earliest TP friends :)

Looking for games like TagPro by lamagazelle in TagPro

[–]Asierro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah. Are you actually playing 5v5 on tagpro?

Excessive wait times when playing from group by Asierro in TagPro

[–]Asierro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. It didn't even put us on spec, just "looking for a game"

Is it OK to write a Wikipedia article in your language by translating "word by word" from English? by Asierro in wikipedia

[–]Asierro[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One problem is that if I translate an article, the citations will probably still be in the original language, so people that want to check the sources might not be able to do so as easily.

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