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Boy accidentally smashes 3,500-year-old jar on museum visit (www.bbc.com)

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[–] TeutonenThrasher@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The best part:

The Hecht Museum in Haifa told the BBC the crockery dated back to the Bronze Age between 2200 and 1500BC - and was a rare artefact because it was so intact.

The boy's father Alex said they will feel "relieved" to see the jar restored but added they are "sorry" because "it will no longer be the same item".

Man. Shit happens!

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

If that jar was so important, it should be behind bullet proof glass. It probably had a postit nearby that said "do not touch". I blame whoever had that jar in their care.