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5900 YEAR-OLD DRESS FOUND IN ARMENIAN
Sky News Australia
Sept 15 2011
Archaeologists in Armenia said on Wednesday they had found parts of
a woman's multicoloured straw dress that they believe was made about
5900 years ago.
The find was made during excavations at a cave complex in southern
Armenia where previous discoveries have included what are believed
to be the world's oldest known leather shoe and most ancient winery,
dating back 5500 and 6100 years respectively.
'It is the only example of clothing made of such an ancient vegetable
material,' Pavel Avetisian, director of the Institute of Archaeology
and Ethnology at Armenia's Academy of Sciences, told AFP.
The dress parts were dated by scientists at the University of
California and are now being restored, Avetisian said.
'As soon as we manage to put together all the parts of the dress,
we will have a full picture of what women were wearing in the 39th
century BC,' he said.
Avetisian said that excavations at the cave complex were still in
their early stages, and further interesting finds could be expected.
'I am sure that it holds many more surprises for us,' he said.
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Sky News Australia
Sept 15 2011
Archaeologists in Armenia said on Wednesday they had found parts of
a woman's multicoloured straw dress that they believe was made about
5900 years ago.
The find was made during excavations at a cave complex in southern
Armenia where previous discoveries have included what are believed
to be the world's oldest known leather shoe and most ancient winery,
dating back 5500 and 6100 years respectively.
'It is the only example of clothing made of such an ancient vegetable
material,' Pavel Avetisian, director of the Institute of Archaeology
and Ethnology at Armenia's Academy of Sciences, told AFP.
The dress parts were dated by scientists at the University of
California and are now being restored, Avetisian said.
'As soon as we manage to put together all the parts of the dress,
we will have a full picture of what women were wearing in the 39th
century BC,' he said.
Avetisian said that excavations at the cave complex were still in
their early stages, and further interesting finds could be expected.
'I am sure that it holds many more surprises for us,' he said.
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