00:00In 2007, archaeologists found something very special in a tomb near Sevilla, Spain,
00:07a beautiful 5,000-year-old dagger made from clear rock crystal. The dagger is about 22
00:13centimeters long. It also has a handle and cover made of ivory, showing the amazing skills and
00:19wealth of the people who made it. The tomb is thought to belong to important people from the
00:25Copper Age. Inside, they found the remains of 25 individuals along with special items
00:31like decorated cloth, amber beads, fine ivory pieces, and broken gold blades.
00:36These treasure shows that these peoples were rich and had special burial traditions.
00:42Hidden in the hills near Sevilla, the tomb kept the secrets of a society that lived 5,000 years ago.
00:48Among these secrets was the crystal dagger, a weapon that was not just useful but also
00:54beautiful and mysterious. When they discovered it in 2007, the dagger's clear blade,
01:00carefully carved from rock crystal, shined in the light, with its ivory handle made for someone
01:06important. The dagger was more than just a tool, it was a work of art and maybe even a precious
01:13family treasure. Prehistoric humans in Europe made most of their tools from chert and flint.
01:19Tools may be napping. Rock crystals were far less prevalent, but people developed a technique for
01:25their manufacturing that appeared during late prehistory in certain European regions,
01:31such as the Southwest Iberian Peninsula in the 3rd millennium BCE. Although rock crystal tools were
01:38more difficult to fashion, and the raw materials were not as abundant as sedimentary rock, prehistoric
01:45people likely cherish them due to their social values, just as we stand in awe today at their side.
01:52One would imagine that people were even more impressed by them thousands of years ago.
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