Pope Benedict announced yesterday, that fragments of bone from the first or second century have been found in a tomb in the Basilica of St Paul in Rome.
Speaking at St Paul’s-Outside-the-Walls, on the eve of today’s Feasts of St Peter and St Paul, the Holy Father said: “This seems to confirm the unanimous and undisputed [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The Apostle Paul’s Bones Identified?
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Europe, Misuses of biblical archaeology, tagged Ancient churches, Art & Architecture, Biblical Archaeology, Paul, Rome on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
4,000 year-old tomb discovered in Bethlehem
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, tagged Bethlehem, Biblical Archaeology on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus’ birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian antiquities official said Tuesday.
The tomb seems to be right in the middle of town.
Workers in a house near the Church of the Nativity uncovered a hole leading to the [...]
Virtual Visits – Baghdad Museum Online and Ancient Qumran
Posted in General Archaeology, Interesting places to visit, Links to interesting stuff, Tech & Resources, tagged Archaeology, Artifacts, Biblical Archaeology, Iraq, Museums on June 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
An Italian team has put the Baghdad National Museum online. This is the same museum that was looted in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein. A number of its artifacts have since been found or returned. The Virtual Museum lets you explore many of its major finds on your computer screen. The [...]
The New Elah Fortress Website – with “The Ostracon Game”
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Links to interesting stuff, Tech & Resources, tagged Archaeology, Biblical Archaeology, Elah Fortress, Inscriptions, Israel, Khirbet Qeiyafa on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The website for the Elah Fortress (aka Khirbet Qeiyafa) just got a makeover. Besides the new look, it includes:
Photos of the partially-reconstructed western gate.
A nice summary of the geography and history of the site, especially as it pertains to Israel and Philistia during the early 10th-century B.C. (David’s reign in the Bible).
A list of suggested [...]
June 6th: D-Day in Normandy, France
Posted in Europe, travel, tagged D-Day, France, Normandy, travel on June 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On this date in 1944, troops from the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Free French forces invaded the Normandy coast of German-occupied France. 11 months later, what was left of Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies.
Getting ashore with enough troops, equipment and supplies to effectively continue the fight was a challenge that is still [...]
