In a bizarre incident, customs officials at Minnesota airport found a box of giraffe poop which was being carried by a woman from Kenya, said officials on Thursday (Oct 5). The box was later destroyed by the officials and the faeces were disposed of.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

On September 29, the agriculture specialists from the customs agency selected the Iowa woman for inspection and she accepted that she was carrying giraffe faeces.<o:p></o:p>

She further confirmed that she was planning to use the giraffe excrement to make a necklace, as per the US&nbsp;Customs and Border Protection. The woman informed the officials stationed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport that the moose droppings have been used by her in the past to make jewellery.

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The officials destroyed the giraffe poop through steam sterilization in accordance with the destruction protocol of the United States Department of Agriculture.<o:p></o:p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal">Fear of serious health issues<o:p></o:p></h2>

"There is a real danger with bringing faecal matter into the US," said CBP's Chicago field director LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, in a statement. "If this person had entered the US&nbsp;and had not declared these items, there is a high possibility a person could have contracted a disease from this jewellery and developed serious health issues,” he added.<o:p></o:p>

The agency stated that currently Kenya is affected by Newcastle disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, foot and mouth disease and swine vesicular disease. Hence, after getting a Veterinary Services Permit, the people are allowed to bring faeces from ruminant animals into the US, said CBP.

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The woman, who was caught carrying the giraffe faeces in the airport, will not face sanctions as she herself declared the faeces and surrendered the items to the customs officials, as per Minnesota Public Radio.<o:p></o:p>

The woman stood&nbsp;the risk of facing a penalty of $300 to $1,000 if she attempted to sneak the excrement past the customs officials at the airport.

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In a bizarre incident, customs officials at Minnesota airport found a box of giraffe poop which was being carried by a woman from Kenya, said officials on Thursday (Oct 5).

In a bizarre incident, customs officials at Minnesota airport found a box of giraffe poop which was being carried by a woman from Kenya, said officials on Thursday (Oct 5). The box was later destroyed by the officials and the faeces were disposed of. On September 29, the agriculture specialists from the customs agency selected the Iowa woman for inspection and she accepted that she was carrying giraffe faeces. She further confirmed that she was planning to use the giraffe excrement to make a necklace, as per the US Customs and Border Protection. The woman informed the officials stationed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport that the moose droppings have been used by her in the past to make jewellery. ALSO READ | Kenyan pastor locks himself up with 3 lions, MP offers paid trip as gift The officials destroyed the giraffe poop through steam sterilization in accordance with the destruction protocol of the United States Department of Agriculture. Fear of serious health issues "There is a real danger with bringing faecal matter into the US," said CBP's Chicago field director LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, in a statement. "If this person had entered the US and had not declared these items, there is a high possibility a person could have contracted a disease from this jewellery and developed serious health issues,” he added. The agency stated that currently Kenya is affected by Newcastle disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, foot and mouth disease and swine vesicular disease. Hence, after getting a Veterinary Services Permit, the people are allowed to bring faeces from ruminant animals into the US, said CBP. WATCH | Kenya: To boost Giraffe conservation, animals fitted with GPS tracker | WION Climate Tracker The woman, who was caught carrying the giraffe faeces in the airport, will not face sanctions as she herself declared the faeces and surrendered the items to the customs officials, as per Minnesota Public Radio. The woman stood the risk of facing a penalty of $300 to $1,000 if she attempted to sneak the excrement past the customs officials at the airport. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Giraffe poop necklace? A woman at Minnesota airport was caught carrying the faeces

Archaeologists have reconstructed a 9,000-year-old necklace which was unearthed in 2018 with a grave of a child at an ancient settlement in the Middle East.&nbsp;

A well-constructed cist-type grave was discovered at Ba'ja, a Neolithic village (7,400–6,800 BCE) in a location that is now Jordan.&nbsp;

The child, believed to be eight-year-old, was buried in a fetal position underneath multiple grave layers and was covered with over 2,500 beads found on the chest and neck.&nbsp;

An international team led by archaeologist Hala Alarashi from Côte d'Azur University in France said that based on the shape of the child's jaw, it was probably a girl.&nbsp;

A double perforated stone pendant and an engraved mother-of-pearl ring were also discovered among the concentration of beads.&nbsp;

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In the study titled Threads of memory: Reviving the ornament of a dead child at the Neolithic village of Ba`ja (Jordan), published in the online journal PLOS One on Wednesday (August 2), experts described how they reconstructed the artefact.&nbsp;

The authors said that the reconstruction results exceeded their expectations as they revealed an imposing multi-row necklace of complex structure and attractive design.&nbsp;

The study's authors wrote&nbsp;that "through multiple lines of evidence, we suggest that the necklace was created at Ba'ja, although significant parts of beads were made from exotic shells and stones, including fossil amber".&nbsp;

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The researchers have said that the ornament indicates that the child had significant social status.&nbsp;

The authors said the "abundance of beads composing the necklace, which is a common trait of ornaments found in other burials at Ba'ja, hints at wealth and prosperity".&nbsp;

"Adornments with a large number of beads—over 2,500—are unprecedented among contemporary Neolithic villages in the Levant," the authors said.&nbsp;

According to the study, the retrieval of such an ornament from life and its attribution to a young dead child highlights the significant social status of this individual.&nbsp;

"Beyond the symbolic functions related to identity, the necklace is believed to have played a key role in performing the inhumation rituals, understood as a public event gathering families, relatives, and people from other villages," the study mentioned.&nbsp;

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Archaeologists have reconstructed a 9,000-year-old necklace which was unearthed in 2018 with a grave of a child at an ancient settlement in the Middle East. A well-constructed cist-type grave was discovered at Ba'ja, a Neolithic village (7,400–6,800 BCE) in a location that is now Jordan.

Archaeologists have reconstructed a 9,000-year-old necklace which was unearthed in 2018 with a grave of a child at an ancient settlement in the Middle East. A well-constructed cist-type grave was discovered at Ba'ja, a Neolithic village (7,400–6,800 BCE) in a location that is now Jordan. The child, believed to be eight-year-old, was buried in a fetal position underneath multiple grave layers and was covered with over 2,500 beads found on the chest and neck. An international team led by archaeologist Hala Alarashi from Côte d'Azur University in France said that based on the shape of the child's jaw, it was probably a girl. A double perforated stone pendant and an engraved mother-of-pearl ring were also discovered among the concentration of beads. Also read: Rare video captures killer whale tearing into massive shark, 'slurping' its liver. Watch In the study titled Threads of memory: Reviving the ornament of a dead child at the Neolithic village of Ba`ja (Jordan), published in the online journal PLOS One on Wednesday (August 2), experts described how they reconstructed the artefact. The authors said that the reconstruction results exceeded their expectations as they revealed an imposing multi-row necklace of complex structure and attractive design. The study's authors wrote that "through multiple lines of evidence, we suggest that the necklace was created at Ba'ja, although significant parts of beads were made from exotic shells and stones, including fossil amber". Also read: Not blue whale, this 40mn-year-old animal is largest ever to have lived on Earth The researchers have said that the ornament indicates that the child had significant social status. The authors said the "abundance of beads composing the necklace, which is a common trait of ornaments found in other burials at Ba'ja, hints at wealth and prosperity". "Adornments with a large number of beads—over 2,500—are unprecedented among contemporary Neolithic villages in the Levant," the authors said. According to the study, the retrieval of such an ornament from life and its attribution to a young dead child highlights the significant social status of this individual. "Beyond the symbolic functions related to identity, the necklace is believed to have played a key role in performing the inhumation rituals, understood as a public event gathering families, relatives, and people from other villages," the study mentioned. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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