Ancient Brick From Ashurnasirpal II's Palace

[GeordieGirl]

The creation of our God never ceases to amaze as well as enforce the truth of his word. 

 

....... researchers have been able to extract DNA fragments from an ancient clay brick...

 

When this brick was made some 2,900 years ago ..... the process would have involved mixing mud from the banks of the Tigris river with materials such as chaff, straw, or animal dung. 

 

"We were absolutely thrilled to discover that ancient DNA, effectively protected from contamination inside a mass of clay, can successfully be extracted from a 2,900-year-old brick," says biologist Sophie Lund Rasmussen from the University of Oxford.

 

The brick analyzed in this study was found in the palace of the Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, located in the ancient city of Kalhu.

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-brick-from-2900-years-ago-turns-out-to-be-a-dna-time-capsule

 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000860

 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200270527

[Dustparticle]

3 hours ago, GeordieGirl said:

The creation of our God never ceases to amaze as well as enforce the truth of his word. 

 

....... researchers have been able to extract DNA fragments from an ancient clay brick...

 

When this brick was made some 2,900 years ago ..... the process would have involved mixing mud from the banks of the Tigris river with materials such as chaff, straw, or animal dung. 

 

"We were absolutely thrilled to discover that ancient DNA, effectively protected from contamination inside a mass of clay, can successfully be extracted from a 2,900-year-old brick," says biologist Sophie Lund Rasmussen from the University of Oxford.

 

The brick analyzed in this study was found in the palace of the Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, located in the ancient city of Kalhu.

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-brick-from-2900-years-ago-turns-out-to-be-a-dna-time-capsule

 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000860

 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200270527

It is sad it was not used to brake windows. Having a Bricky-Mart back then would have been a good place to start 

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by Dustparticle