Pete Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) On a UK tv prog ( Horizon ) last night they showed a yellow carved 'jewel' on the cask of Tut.... It was thought to be a rare stone but when tested turned out to be glass found in the desert after a meteorite hit the Earth and melted the rocks.......... So, was this the earliest rep ? And, it also struck me that I have been involved in reps myself........ 1981 to 1989 I worked as a service engineer for a firm that built electronic classical ( ie church ) organs, yes reps of pipe organs ! there's more........ The technical director was Hugh Banton, keyboard player for Van Der Graaf Generator ! a rep of a rock band Pete Edited July 21, 2006 by Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 On a UK tv prog ( Horizon ) last night they showed a yellow carved 'jewel' on the cask of Tut.... It was thought to be a rare stone but when tested turned out to be glass found in the desert after a meteorite hit the Earth and melted the rocks.......... I haven't seen the Horizon episode, but I read the news about it. What I didn't understand was why the much simpler theory of its beign a fulgurite wasn't explored. Did Horizon mention lightning at all? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5196362.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerco Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 On a UK tv prog ( Horizon ) last night they showed a yellow carved 'jewel' on the cask of Tut.... It was thought to be a rare stone but when tested turned out to be glass found in the desert after a meteorite hit the Earth and melted the rocks.......... So, was this the earliest rep ? Pete That must have been the beginning of Thrustworthy's rep's imperium ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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