What is the oldest thing you own?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the oldest possessions participants own, including ancient artifacts, fossils, and personal items with historical significance. The scope includes personal anecdotes, historical artifacts, and geological specimens.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Personal anecdotes

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions an iron and bronze buckle from 7th-10th century Bulgaria and an Orthoceras cabochon from the Devonian period.
  • Another participant describes an ancient musical device used by cavemen, speculating it was for tribal rituals, but does not know its name.
  • A participant claims to have a geode that may be over 3 billion years old and a Roman coin from the 1st century B.C.
  • Several participants mention finding fossils and petrified wood on their properties, with one noting they have coins and stamps of uncertain age.
  • Multiple participants express nostalgia for Donny Osmond and Captain and Tenille, sharing personal stories related to their music.
  • One participant has wedding bands from their great-grandma, grandma, and mother, which they wear daily.
  • Another mentions a book of mathematics from 1915, while another asks whether it is from A.D. or B.C.
  • Some participants discuss having various old items, including motorbikes, potshards, and musical instruments, with uncertain ages.
  • One participant notes a 1915 copy of Heisenberg's "The Physical Principles of Quantum Theory."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features a variety of personal possessions with no consensus on the oldest item. Participants share differing types of artifacts and fossils, leading to a range of perspectives without resolution.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the exact ages of some items, and there are varying definitions of what constitutes "old" in the context of personal possessions.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in personal history, archaeology, geology, or nostalgia related to music and artifacts may find this discussion engaging.

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I acquired an iron & bronze buckle dated 7th-10th century Bulgaria. I'd like to think it belonged to Krum, but that's a long shot. I also have an Orthoceras cabochon (Devonian - c. 400 mya).

Do you have any fossils or ancient artifacts?
 
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My parents own this ancient musical device that cavemen used to use, I assume for tribal rituals such as rain dances and the like when music was needed.

I don't know what the device is called, but I do know that is has 8 tracks...
 
G01 said:
My parents own this ancient musical device that cavemen used to use, I assume for tribal rituals such as rain dances and the like when music was needed.

I don't know what the device is called, but I do know that is has 8 tracks...

:mad:

I still have Donny Osmond and Captain and Tenille on 8-track.
 
Mostly dirt and rocks which have been around since the Earth was formed, besides the quark and leptons which have been around since the beginning of whenever. :biggrin:

Math Is Hard said:
I still have Donny Osmond and Captain and Tenille on 8-track. :rolleyes:
 
I have a geode that may be over 3 billion years old.

Actually, I was given a Roman coin circa 1st century B.C. by a Smithsonian numismatist.
 
We find fossils and petrified wood all over the property.

I have some coins and stamps that go back a bit but I'm not sure how old the oldest one is anymore.
 
Math Is Hard said:
I still have Donny Osmond and Captain and Tenille on 8-track.

I didn't realize that we had a Donny Osmond fan!

We once caught my little sister making out with her Donny Osmond poster. Did you kiss your poster too?
 
Ivan Seeking said:
I didn't realize that we had a Donny Osmond fan!

Oh, heavens, yes! "And they call it - puppy lo-o-O-ove..". :!)
And I lived for the Donny and Marie show.
We once caught my little sister making out with her Donny Osmond poster. Did you kiss your poster too?

um..maybe. :redface:
 
i've probably got a fossil or two in a drawer or box, but mostly they just get left where found.

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Well, more on the personal level...I have the wedding bands of my great-grandma, grandma, and my mother, that I wear every day! :biggrin:
 
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I have fossils from 440 million years ago. They are everywhere you step here.

Somewhere I have some Roman coins.
 
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My oldest possesion is a book of mathematics from 1915
 
  • #15
1915 A.D. or B.C.?
 
  • #16
I have AD and BC stuff, two 60s motorbikes, and things in between.
 
  • #17
I have a couple of parents who are quite old.
 
  • #18
A few fossils, a Roman coin, and an 18th Century bureau.
 
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I have a pretty good collection of rough gemstones that I will eventually facet into "shiny rocks" for jewelry. Those are old. I have some rough sapphires from Yogo Gulch that formed long ago (at least back in the days of Bill Hayley and the Comets) and ended up in the river-bed when the host rock was eroded away.
 
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my jokes
 
  • #21
Nothing that old really. I once passed a charity shop that had a 4th edition Origin of Species that I very much regret not having any money for. Sometimes being a bum sucks.
 
  • #22
I've many potshards, no arrowheads though, so that's my BC stuff.

As far as old AD I have some coins, my mandolin (90 to 120 years old, by our estimation) and a soprano saxophone that is pretty old too.

Oh and a few fossils to round out the prehistoric.
 
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On a serious note,

I have a 1915 copy of Heisenbergs, "The Physical Principles of Quantum Theory."
 
  • #24
Not nearly as old as Evo's. Only a mere 45 million years old.
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