Archaeologists have dug and dug. Now having found a 2,000–year–old sling bullet with a wild spooky remindful message for its nemisis.
‘Learn your lesson’. Those three little words that say it all!
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Known as the Holy Land written in Greek. Archaeologists have the small, almond–shaped weapon, which would have been shot out of a handheld projectile pocket, was found in the remains of the ancient city of Hippos in Israel.
It was likely used by the Greek defenders of the city. There were actually several bullets found, this one was thee only one however to have this inscription.
Michael Eisenberg, an archaeologist at the University of Haifa said in a public statement:
“This is the first instance of the Greek word “learn” attested on sling bullets – probably the local defender’s sense of sarcasm.”
He continued, “Sling bullets were a cheap munition, a hand–thrown projectile, used for millennia.”
A little dark humour addressed to enemies advancing up the wrong road. Beware!
