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Far-flung ancient communities forged bonds through broken rings | Psyche Ideas

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However, as the archaeologist John Chapman has suggested in his influential book Fragmentation in Archaeology (2000), such fragmentation can also be intentional. Perhaps the rings we found were a symbol of how people formed and maintained social relationships: a token of friendship.

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CWO4 Terrence Clark

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Quote "This is the subtlety and glory of archaeology: to glimpse a lost world in the fragment of a small ornament."

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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Amazing isn't it?

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Amn Dale Preisach

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Or they can be like Mitzvah coins/ medalions the "broken " pieces are put together when they meet eachother ???

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SGT Mary G.

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Interesting nuance to consider about ancient diplomacy.
I often think there is very little difference in human nature between then and now - even though the time span is several millennia.

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Far-flung ancient communities forged bonds through broken rings | Psyche Ideas

Far-flung ancient communities forged bonds through broken rings | Psyche Ideas

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