Scientists discover teeth of fossilized sharks in an unexpected area

Scientists have discovered a fossilized shark teeth cache in an area where they should not be. Fossils were discovered at a 2900-year-old site in David City in Jerusalem. The researchers say that the shark teeth have been discovered at least 80 kilometers from where they would be supposed to be discovered. They have no conclusive evidence for the reason why the cache was assembled, but they believe that the teeth of fossilized sharks could be part of a collection by a person in antiquity. 

While the teeth have been discovered in an area of ​​the 2900-year-old David City, the fossilized teeth themselves are about 80 million years old. The team has also discovered similar unexplained fines and other parts of ancient Judea. The researchers of the project say that fossils are not in their original environment and have been displaced.

They believe that the teeth were valuable for someone, but they do not know why or why similar items were found spread over several places in Israel. Scientists have discovered fossilized teeth buried in materials used to fill a basement before converting to a larger iron house. The house was in one of the oldest parts of Jerusalem in the city of David.

The city of David is found in modern times in the largely Palestinian village of Silwan. Shark teeth have been discovered with fish bones thrown like food waste 2900 years ago and other materials discovered in the region, including pottery. Another interesting find in the same region was hundreds of bubbles, which are elements used to seal confidential letters and packages, which involves a connection with a ruling class at a given moment.

The researchers say they first believed that shark teeth were the remains of spilled food nearly 3000 years ago. However, when submitting the publication document, a critique noted that one of the teeth could not be derived from a late trial shark extinguished for at least 66 million years. Further analysis showed that all teeth had about 80 million years, the 29 found in the location of the end of the Cretaceous. The team’s work hypothesis is that collectors gathered the teeth, but they are not able to confirm this hypothesis.