Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Wishing Well in Germany
Smithsonian Magazine | January 18, 2023 | Sarah KutaThis wishing well, however, is different from all of the others because of what archaeologists found preserved inside: 26 bronze clothing pins and more than 70 pieces of ceramics, including decorative bowls, cups and pots. They also salvaged a bracelet, two metal spirals, an animal tooth, four amber beads, a wooden scoop and the remains of various plants.
The well’s original depth—16 feet—suggests that Bronze Age inhabitants dug it at a time when groundwater levels had dropped considerably. Archaeologists hypothesize that area residents were suffering from poor harvest yields and a long drought…
Straight Line of the Day: Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old wishing well in Germany. Among the wishes found: …
…where can a working stiff get a beer around here and some microwave pizza.
…immortality… with associated skeleton
…to know when to expect the Spanish Inquisition.
… a request for the contact information of a certain Lili Von Shtupp …
…a double-your-Reich-back guarantee …
… a wagon for the volks …
Just a note saying, “So Long, and thanks for all the fish.”
Among the wishes found: …
… kind words and well wishes to all lovely persons
Oh, and money. Lots and lost of money. That too.
…I wish I had a large bronze badger.
Mighty ostentatious there.
Some people really like bronzing the badger as it were.
“Archaeologists hypothesize that area residents were suffering from poor harvest yields and a long drought…”
To me it seems as likely that they were hiding their valuables from marauders who left no one alive or free to retreive the items.
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old wishing well in Germany. Among the wishes found: …
Don’t let that Biden kid get into politics, he’s kind of sleazy if you know what I mean.
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old wishing well in Germany. Among the wishes found: …
So many for marks that it may explain how we ended up with Marky Mark.
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old wishing well in Germany. Among the wishes found: …
to find a hubcap for a Kaiser.
So someone already wished the Democrats out of office, All the illegal immigrants back across the border, Putin loses to Ukraine, and All Islamic jihads fail miserably?
OK… I wish I had a Coke.
A wish for all those stupid dinosaurs to go away forever…
…more cowbell.
…a 16th Schnitzengruben.
Hmmmm… about those 72 virgins…