Archeology
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Thursday April 6, 2006
Archeology:
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Archeologists announced on Wednesday they have discovered a massive 6th-century Indian pyramid beneath a centuries-old Catholic religious site.
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Friday November 11, 2005
Archeology:
A very small ceramic shard unearthed by Bar-Ilan University archaeologists digging at Tell es-Safi, the biblical city "Gath of the Philistines," may hold a very large clue into the history of the well-known biblical figure Goliath.
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Monday November 7, 2005
Archeology:
MEGIDDO, Israel, Nov. 6 -- Israeli state archaeologists have discovered on the grounds of a high-security prison here mosaics, pottery and other remains of a Roman-era Christian building, which they say could be the oldest public place of Christian worship ever uncovered in Israel and perhaps one of the earliest such sites in the world.
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Tuesday August 9, 2005
Archeology:
The reservoir served as a gathering place for Jews making pilgrimages and is said in the Gospel of John to be the site where Jesus cured a blind man.
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Friday July 15, 2005
Archeology:
JERUSALEM -- A secretive encounter with a Bedouin robber in a desert valley led to what an Israeli archaeologist hailed Friday as one of the most important biblical finds from the region in a half century.
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Tuesday February 22, 2005
Archeology:
Just-published evidence from a US-directed archeological dig in Jordan further authenticates the Bible's descriptions of the existence of the ancient nation of Edom during the eras of King David and his son, King Solomon.
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Thursday January 6, 2005
Archeology:
If Alabamians got excited about former Chief Justice Roy Moore's granite monument of the Ten Commandments, imagine how they'll react when the world's oldest known copy of the Ten Commandments arrives in Alabama for display.
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Friday December 31, 2004
Archeology:
JERUSALEM - The Israeli police have filed criminal indictments against four antiquities collectors, accusing them of forging biblical artifacts, many so skillfully that they fooled experts. Some were even celebrated briefly as being among the most significant Christian and Jewish relics ever unearthed.
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Archeology:
Hundreds of biblical artefacts in museums all over the world could be fakes, it has emerged after Israeli investigators uncovered what they claim is a sophisticated forgery ring.
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Thursday August 19, 2004
Archeology:
QUMRAN, West Bank (AP) - Rival groups of scholars excavating a dusty plateau overlooking the Dead Sea are arguing over who lived there in biblical times -ordinary farmers or the Essenes, a monastic sect seen by some as a link between Judaism and early Christianity.
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Wednesday August 18, 2004
Archeology:
Authorities are hoping that DNA testing of animal bones discovered in excavations at the Qumran plateau will reveal the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Archeologists believe the findings will resolve the debate sparked nearly half a century ago with the discovery of the biblical manuscripts in 11 separate caves on the shores of the Dead Sea.
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Tuesday August 17, 2004
Archeology:
KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel (AP) -- Archaeologists said Monday they have excavated a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers -- basing their theory on tens of thousands of shards from small ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings that tell the story of the contemporary of Jesus.
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Monday August 16, 2004
Archeology:
London - A British archaeologist is set to reveal what he believes to be the location of John the Baptist's cave to the west of Jerusalem, The Times reported on Monday.
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Friday July 30, 2004
Archeology:
Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, Qumran is famous throughout the world as the place where the Essenes, who have been widely described in studies, conferences and exhibitions as a type of Jewish "monk," are said to have lived and written the Dead Sea Scrolls. However, based on findings soon to be published, Israeli archaeologists now argue that Qumran "lacks any uniqueness."
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Wednesday May 19, 2004
Archeology:
Somewhere in the great beyond, if Aaron J. Smith isn't smiling, he must at least feel satisfaction that so many have followed him up that mountain.
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Monday February 23, 2004
Archeology:
JERUSALEM -- Israeli archaeologists excavating caves near the Dead Sea discovered jewelry, a makeup kit and a small mirror -- 2,500-year-old fashion accessories for women.
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Friday January 2, 2004
Archeology:
Many Christians were upset when Israeli antiquities experts recently declared a first-century inscription bearing Jesus' name a fake, seemingly depriving them of the earliest archaeological proof of Jesus' existence.
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Wednesday November 26, 2003
Archeology:
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A purported first-century inscription naming Jesus may or may not be the real thing, but Israel's labeling of the find as a fake is premature, scientists and scholars said at a panel discussion.
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Sunday October 26, 2003
Archeology:
In a storeroom of the Michigan Historical Museum, state archaeologist John Halsey examined the newly acquired artifacts purported to be the remnants of an ancient Middle Eastern civilization that settled in Michigan thousands of years ago.
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Thursday September 11, 2003
Archeology:
A tunnel that snakes under the ancient walls of Jerusalem likely was built around 700 B.C. during the reign of King Hezekiah, as described in the Bible, a new study suggests.
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Monday September 1, 2003
Archeology:
JERUSALEM: For centuries passers-by have thrown rocks at an ornate tomb in Jerusalem's Kidron Valley, reviled as the traditional burial place of the biblical King David's villainous son Absalom.
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Sunday July 27, 2003
Archeology:
Unanswered questions surrounding the James ossuary are pitting experts against each other, MICHAEL POSNER writes
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Thursday July 24, 2003
Archeology:
The Jerusalem Post (Israel), July 24, 2003
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Thursday June 19, 2003
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AFP, June 18, 2003
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Wednesday June 18, 2003
Archeology:
AP, June 18, 2003
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- Scholar says he's found John the Baptist's cave
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- Israeli Archaeologists Discover Roman-Era Christian Building
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