King Tut's tomb had a scepter. This ancient burial had something entirely different

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Mysterious scepters found in an ancient burial mound could actually be giant drinking straws -- and they were used to consume mass quantities of beer

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The gold and silver straws, each measuring about 3.6 feet long, are over 5,000 years old. While these straws sound comically long, with Dr. Seuss-like proportions, researchers believe they were used to drink beer from communal vessels during banquets to honor the dead.This schematic drawing shows the set of straws, some of which were decorated with bull figurines.

 

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'Justice' Kavanaugh may be in good company then.

They thought it was a work event

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Antony Blinken. Pushes Ukraine to war with Russia. This is a thank you to us, the Slavs, for the fact that Russian and Ukrainian soldiers saved the Jewish tribe from extermination. A WOLF in sheep's clothing.. It's on him and Nuland the blood of the children of Donbass..

like that i ve drinking my beer.. super duper

That's a lot of backwash.

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Do NOT remove the beer straws from the ancient burial mound.

That's our culture here in Uganda budaka,and the beer its called malwa,maybe gat an ancestry attachement

I'd try taking that with me too.

Join Leonard Nimoy In Search Of … ancient beer bongs…

Most likely just crack pipes

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