Archaeologists Find 2,100-Year-Old iPhone In Grave Of Woman Buried In Russian Atlantis

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Archeologists have made an incredible discovery after finding a 2,137-year-old iPhone in a womans grave during a trip to Russian Atlantis.

The rectangular object was uncovered in a tomb which belonged to an ancient fashionista, who archeologists are calling Natasha. Its believed she lived during the Xiongnu period in ancient Mongolia during the 3rd century BC.

Although the finders have described the object as looking just like a smartphone, the lookalike is actually made out of black gemstone jet and is encrusted with a collection of precious stones and jewels which could easily be mistaken for a high end phone case.

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Among the stones encased in the inlay are turquoise, carnelian and mother-of-pearl.

Archeologist Dr Pavel Leus said:

Natashas burial with a Hunnu-era (Xiongnu) iPhone remains one of the most interesting at this burial site.

Its thought that Natasha actually used the item to wear as a belt buckle, which I can only imagine would be like lugging a weight around your waist.

The academic continued:

Hers was the only belt decorated with Chinese wuzhu coins which helped us to date it.

It is actually slightly bigger than the average iPhone, at seven by three and a half inches.

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The item was discovered from the Ala-Tey Necropolis in the so-called Sayan Sea, a giant reservoir in the mountainous Russian Republic of Tuva, which also happens to be a popular holiday destination with Vladimir Putin.

It was found in the Atlantis Necropolis, which is usually submerged under 56ft of water, however it temporarily drains for a few months each year during the summer.

Dr Marina Kilunovskaya from the St Petersburg Institute of Material History Culture, Read More – Source