600-year-old amethyst 'worthy of a duke' found in medieval castle moat in Poland (www.livescience.com)
from nemeski@mander.xyz to archaeology@mander.xyz on 19 Jul 2025 18:19
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 2025 19:02 collapse

600 Years Ago:

“I, the Duke of Poland, am not worthy to wear this!”

throws amulet into the moat

Bonesince1997@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 2025 19:51 next collapse

“This amulet is dookie!”

WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works on 19 Jul 2025 19:54 collapse

I’m more impressed that they had the technology to make synthetic amethysts in 15th century Poland.