Bookmarks

Antique wood survived centuries and witnessed the birth of books. Each bookmark is a kind of a bridge to the past linking the modern reader with the days of emerging of the written word. A combination of unique origin, ancient aesthetics, historic value, and exclusiveness makes these bookmarks a real treasure for the connoisseurs of spavined books and collectors, bridging the past and the present days, various cultures and epochs, giving a delightful feeling of touching the history.

The unpainted finish allows you to enjoy the natural texture of the wood.

Bookmarks made of a black antique bog oak growing in 5500 BC certificate connect the reader with just emerging proto-writing epoch. Bookmarks made of light-coloured (light gray and brown) antique bog oak – 220 AD certificate – plunge the reader into the epoch of paper invention and the beginning of book printing Woodblock printing.

These bookmarks are not just a mere functional book accessory. They are a unique vitrage fleshing up each page of history that they have touched. Wood texture and veins aged thousands of years create a unique and exquisite design for our bookmarks. Each detail dwells its story. Due to natural scarcity, each bookmark becomes an unmatched artefact whose value adds up with time.

This is not a mere bookmark. It is a souvenir from antiquity!

In 2023, we carried out radiocarbon dating of a black antique bog oak in the DirectAMS Laboratory, USA.

The radiocarbon dating method detected 6639 +/-35 radiocarbon years, which is equal to around 7,500 calendar years (c. 5500 BC). This is the most ancient bog oak that has been analysed ever. Amazing, isn’t it?!

What was happening on the Earth back in 5500 BC?

This period is called Prehistory, when people could not record the course of history as there was simply no writing, it was just emerging. This was the Stone Age or, to be more precise, its latest period, the Neolithic. There were hardly any metals on our planet, and the Bronze Age started 2,000 years later.

In the Prehistoric Europe, Old European script, or Vinča symbols, have appeared at that time. We can see them on clay, Tărtăria tablets (c. 5300 BC), and wooden, Dispilio Tablet (c. 5200 BC), artifacts. Our giant oak tree was growing back then. It was around 200-300 years old.

Our company has excavated the most ancient tree on the Earth. This is unbelievable! We can hold the tree that was growing 7500 years ago, just when the writing was about to emerge. Based on these facts, a bright idea has leaped in our minds. The oldest wood on the Earth should bare a logo created in the olden days by an ancient designer. You may see letter D on a clay Tărtăria tablet. The most ancient designer has created a logo for the most ancient wood on our planet.

Since 2023, this logo has been applied to all products by Antique Bog Oak.

The Earth’s oldest wood aged over 7500 years

Thousands of years ago, this ancient oak tree was already growing when the first civilizations appeared on the Earth. As a result of natural disasters, the ancient mighty oak was found deep in the water, and then in the earth. The nature was continuously, day after day, year after year, century after century, millennium after millennium, performing wonders with it, changing its color, composition, and strength. This is a never-ending and unique creation lasting several thousand years. Your book comes in contact with an old-world tree that equals in age to the most ancient era, when people just barely started to invent writing on our planet. It’s unbelievable!

You may watch our movie “All About Antique Bog Oak”

While making each bookmark, we do many operations manually for a reason, so that it has its own small design features and this increases its uniqueness. It is one of a kind. There is no other one like that. We are pleased to make this handmade project for you. It is unique and unforgettable.

Bookmark Specifications

Specification	Details
Product Name	Bookmark
Brand	Antique Bog Oak
Material	Bog Oak
Size	L 130 × W 28 × H 2 (mm) L 5 1/8 × W 1 1/10 × H 1/14 (in)
Painting	Unpainted
Weight	Approx. 4 (g)
Accessories	Suede laces (synthetic leather)

• This product is made of natural antique wood (bog oak), so the grain of the product you receive may differ slightly from the image on the website. Please be aware of this in advance.
• Wood is a delicate material; please handle with care as it may break if dropped or subjected to strong force.
• Avoid exposing the product to fire, high humidity, dryness, or high-temperature environments.
• Do not leave the product in direct sunlight for extended periods.
• Specifications are subject to change without notice.

For additional questions, please inquire directly: online@antiquebogoak.com

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