Words Engraved on a Bronze Hand May Rewrite History for a Small but Special People, Good News Network

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  1. amulet
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
    A very peculiar decorative ornament was found in an archeological dig last year in Spain—a bronze amulet shaped like a hand that would lead researchers to a fascinating discovery.
  2. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
    Just recently however, the restoration of the artifact revealed strange words believed to be part of the precursor to the modern Basque Language, also called Euskara.
  3. depiction
    representation by drawing, painting, etc.
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  4. subtitle
    secondary or explanatory name of a literary composition
    A mini-doc was produced on the discovery of the hand which you can watch here on YouTube with auto-generated English subtitles.
  5. artifact
    a man-made object
    Just recently however, the restoration of the artifact revealed strange words believed to be part of the precursor to the modern Basque Language, also called Euskara.
  6. researcher
    a scientist devoted to systematic investigation
    A very peculiar decorative ornament was found in an archeological dig last year in Spain—a bronze amulet shaped like a hand that would lead researchers to a fascinating discovery.
  7. illiterate
    not able to read or write
    “We were almost convinced that the Basques were illiterate in ancient times.”
  8. millennium
    a span of 1000 years
    The bronze hand during cleaning – Courtesy of Carmen Usua It’s possible that Euskara was already fully developed as a language before the turn of the millennium.
  9. decorative
    serving an ornamental rather than a useful purpose
    A very peculiar decorative ornament was found in an archeological dig last year in Spain—a bronze amulet shaped like a hand that would lead researchers to a fascinating discovery.
  10. priceless
    of incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
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  11. stunning
    causing bewilderment, shock, or insensibility
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  12. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
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  13. bronze
    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
    A very peculiar decorative ornament was found in an archeological dig last year in Spain—a bronze amulet shaped like a hand that would lead researchers to a fascinating discovery.
  14. excavate
    recover through digging
    “This piece turns upside down what until now we thought about the Basques and writing,” says Joaquín Gorrochategui, a philologist at the University of the Basque Country, in a statement from the Aranzadi Science Society, which has been excavating the site since 2017.
  15. unveil
    make visible
    Clearly the Basque have secrets yet to unveil, and it’s no wonder given the potential cultural development at even so early an age that their language and identity has lasted so long.
  16. restoration
    returning something or someone to a satisfactory state
    Just recently however, the restoration of the artifact revealed strange words believed to be part of the precursor to the modern Basque Language, also called Euskara.
  17. courtesy
    a considerate and respectful manner
    The bronze hand during cleaning – Courtesy of Carmen Usua It’s possible that Euskara was already fully developed as a language before the turn of the millennium.
  18. sack
    a bag made of paper or plastic for holding purchases
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  19. carve
    engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
    The letters on the hand were written by carving out tiny dots rather than straight lines, something that has never been seen in any writing in the ancient Western World.
  20. potential
    existing in possibility
    Clearly the Basque have secrets yet to unveil, and it’s no wonder given the potential cultural development at even so early an age that their language and identity has lasted so long.
Created on Tue Dec 13 23:19:47 EST 2022

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