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Ceramic pots key to Mideast narcotics JERUSALEM ( AP) — A thriving Bronze Age drug trade supplied narcotics to ancient cultures throughout the eastern Mediterranean as balm for the pain of childbirth and disease proving a sophisticated knowledge of medi- -' cines (kiting back thousands of years researchers say Ancient ceramic pots most of them nearly identical in shape and about five inches long have been found in tombs and settlements throughout the Middle East dating as far back as 1 400 BC said Joe Zias an anthropologist at Jerusalem's Hebrew University The drugs were probably used as medicine and the finds are helping researchers better understand how ancient people treated illness and disease “It's a window to the past that many people are unaware of" Zias told a recent conference in Israel on DNAand archaeology “Here's something used in prehistoric times and it’s used until today” When turned upside down the vessels with round bases resemble opium pop- pies pods If there was any doubt about what was inside the round bases have white markings designs that symbolized knife cuts made' on poppies bulbs so the white opium base can ooze and be harvested Zias said The Mycenaean ceramics were analyzed with a procedure called gas chromatography that turned up traces of opium Hundreds of the pots have been found and they commonly show up in the hands of antiquities dealers in places like Jerusalem’s Old City “Give me an hour there and I could find you 10 of them" Zias said Based on ancient Egyptian medical writings thin-neck- Middle East” Spigelman said “This is the original Medellin cartel 3500 years ago’’ he said in a joking reference to the violent Colombian cocaine cartel It seems more likely however that the ancient trade was run by respected healers rather than violent drug lords “We know for sure these things were used for medical purposes” Zias said “The question is whether they were used for recreational purposes” ’ ed S Vwi if ' A- - v APfile photo Ancient Mycenaean ceramic pots left and right are seen here Such pottery was used to hold the ter narcotic mix of dried Juices from opium poppies In the center is a dried opium poppy from the 3rd millennium BC researchers believe opium and hashish — a smokable drug that comes from the concentrated resin from the flowers of hemp plants — were used during surgery and to treat aches and pains and other ailments Hashish was also used to ease menstrual cramps and was even offered to women during childbirth Based on Egyptian writings' archaeologists believe the opium was eaten rather than smoked The drugs are part of a medical record that shows the ancients were far more advanced bit- than most people realize Zias said noting evidence that European people did cranial surgery as long as 10000 years ago while the Romans left records of 120 surgical procedures Mark Spigelman a Zias colleague at Hebrew University found one of the poppy-shape- d ceramic pots from the middle Bronze Age in Siqqura a Giza cemetery near the pyramids outside of Cairo during adig four years ago ' The pot found in an 18th Egyptian Dynasty grave was identical to other pots found throughout ancient Israel and the Middle East “These guys were selling opium all over the Herald Journal was pro- vided with incomplete information for the following announcement Gildon’s 80th On August 13 1922 " Gwyneth Mae Blauer was bom at her grandfather Christ- ian Hansen's home in River Heights: Her parents are John Frederick Blauer and Violet Irene Hansen She was the second child pf their family of seven children including four pons and three daughters Gwen grew up in River Heights and graduated from South Cache High School She attended Utah State for two yean while working in the Agronomy Department Gwen met Charles “Jacob” Gilden at aDansante dance Jake was from Philadelphia Pennsylvania but had moved to Southern Utah when a teenager He had just finished serving his country in Europe during World War II After their ini-timeeting their courtship lasted four yean as they wait- ed for Jake to finish college at Utah Stole On Aug4 1950 Gwen’s wait was finotly over and she married Jake ather parent's home in River Heights al Gwyneth Mae Blauer Gilden They have three good chil-- dren including Karen (Tom) Wood currently living in ClaytonCalifornia Charles (Chuck) (Kristine) Gilden residing in Conway Arkansas and John T Gilden who lives next door to Gwen in Logan The children have provided Gwen with seven wonderful grandchildren Jake Gwen and their children first lived in Salt Lake : City for a number of years before purchasing a borne in Bountiful Utah Jake and Gwen later moved to Logan " ' after their children were raised On April 27 2001 Gwen lost her dear Jake suddenly after just over 50 years of marriage Gwen has many hobbies including taking pictures of family and friends going to parades pjaying the piano and organ and playing the game of Aggravation Jake and Gwen were hosts for seven years at Malibu and Guinavah campgrounds in Logan Canyon They occasionally traveled in their motor home to Arizona and southern California to escape Cache Valley’s cold winters Gwen loves to travel and has been in 49 of the 50 states (all except Alaska) while Jake had been in ail 50 states as he reached Alaska as a child Gwen has held many positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-a- y Saints She' Was ward organist for many years secretary in the Sunday School presidency and has been a teacher many times In honor of Gwen’s 80th birthday friends and family are invited to her home on Aug 13 2002 for refresh- merits between 5 and 7 pm low-birthweig- 7:10 or PAPP-- A Moth- A levers with Very low PAPP-els during the first trimester were found to be more likely to have small babies That finding may allow the development of a diagnostic test to predict birthweights said Dr Benjamin Tycko a Columbia University patholobabies gist: — those bom 5 12 pounds or less — run a higher risk of physical or mental development problems as newborns A ' : Low-birthwei- first-trimes- 2297 N Main HOTLINE 75: ItWMUWUlMU SUM OF AH FEARS fcjUfa for fal i JLnjuu Rm Mikj Ifcfe 420 TOO 930 SCOOBYDOO T—t Ml 11-- 1 pa MM (4 —4 mm M r “i 4507S06(MDIMfem 1290230 t— tubs— i '4-n——- T—a wmoPsI i a— H-- nay 4)S4S9o n—w nun Than Ml NM tan 11-1- (4 — a m - 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