#Hi-tech imaging sheds light on Holy Sepulchre wall crosses

#Hi-tech imaging sheds light on Holy Sepulchre wall crosses

“#Hi-tech imaging sheds light on Holy Sepulchre wall crosses” JERUSALEM – Crosses etched in mysterious abundance across the walls of Christianity’s most sacred church were long assumed to be graffiti, but they may be the work of medieval masons paid to carve them by pilgrims, research suggests. Revered in Christian tradition as the site of…

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#Archaeologists unearth bronze bull idol from ancient Olympia

#Archaeologists unearth bronze bull idol from ancient Olympia

“#Archaeologists unearth bronze bull idol from ancient Olympia” ATHENS – Greek archaeologists have unearthed by chance a more than 2,500-year-old bronze bull idol at the archaeological site of Olympia, the culture ministry said on Friday. An observant archaeologist came across the mini-statue during work at the site, one of the most celebrated sanctuaries in ancient…

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#Croatia mass grave hints at ancient massacre

#Croatia mass grave hints at ancient massacre

“#Croatia mass grave hints at ancient massacre” Fresh analysis of a 6,200-year-old mass grave suggests all 41 people inside were murdered by members of their own community in a “random” massacre. The ancient grave was found in Croatia and a new study has revealed victims were of all ages from around two to 50 years…

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#Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details

#Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details

“#Oldest known mummification how-to guide reveals gruesome embalming details” An ancient Egyptian papyrus version of “Mummification for Dummies” has been revealed by a Danish Egyptologist as the oldest how-to guide yet found. The detailed instructions on the circa 3,500-year-old item adds details to the only two other guides known — and predates them by more than 1,000 years. The papyrus…

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#Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue

#Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue

“#Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue” A 2,000-year-old, gold-tongued mummy has been uncovered amid a dig in northern Egypt, according to reports. The mummy was among 16 burials uncovered in poorly preserved rock-cut tombs at the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria, and is an example of burial practices during the country’s Greco-Roman period, the Daily…

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#Ruins found in Nazareth could be Jesus’ childhood home

#Ruins found in Nazareth could be Jesus’ childhood home

“#Ruins found in Nazareth could be Jesus’ childhood home” A British archaeologist thinks he has found the childhood home of Jesus in Nazareth. Ken Dark began surveying the site about 14 years ago when he was studying the Israeli town’s history as a Byzantine Christian pilgrimage center, the Jerusalem Post reported. “I didn’t go to…

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