Gold rings around 2,000 years old found during dig at Thailand archaeological site

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Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western Thailand, officials said.

The rings were found with human bones during an ongoing dig at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province last week, the Thai government’s Fine Arts Department said in a statement.

One ring found Thursday was engraved with characters believed to be Bhrami script, an ancient Indian writing system. An initial assessment by experts identified the script reading as “pusarakhitasa,” meaning “the one protected by Pushya,” said to be one of the most auspicious zodiac signs in Indian astronomy, the department said... LINK

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That's pretty kewl

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Rumours that significant numbers of people with digging implements have been seen boarding buses and other transport headed to the "The Don Yai Thong archaeological site, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of the capital Bangkok" are swirling...

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I'm sure there will be lots of pics available soon of Thais pointing