Category Archives: Archaeology
1700 Year Old Roman Map Now Online
The Telegraph posted an article about “1,700-year-old map of Roman roads used for online journey planner” where Dutch historian Rene Voorburg used the routes based upon the Tabula Peutingeriana to create an online map at omnesviae.org. This might be a … Continue reading
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Statue of Hercules Found in Israel
The Telegraph reported today that a “Rare statue of Hercules discovered in Northern Israel”. The statue is thought to have decorated a Roman bathhouse around the second century. There are thought to be more archaeological treasures along the region of … Continue reading
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The Debate Continues Over Fall of Roman Empire
Recently, the Telegraph posted an article on “What led to the fall of the Roman Empire?” As they point out, this has been debated by scholars for some time. In addition, there was no single point of failure that led … Continue reading
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics Depict Plagues
I recently posted about “Scientists Recognize Biblical Plagues, Sort Of”, but I also see COGWriter Dr Robert Thiel recently remarked on the Jewish Journal article “Passover proof lies in Egyptian hieroglyphs”. One item I found particularly interesting: Of course, there … Continue reading
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Were the Ancients Slackers?
Could the ancient tribe of Dan have sailed around the world? How many times have you heard, “Ancient people couldn’t have [fill in the blank]”? Yet, whenever someone says that, it is usually only a matter of time before someone … Continue reading
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Has an Archaeologist Discovered Evidence of Israelite Entrance into Canaan?
Haaretz.com published an article on 14 April 2009 asking “Have the first Israelite sites built after Exodus been found?” Haifa University Prof. Adam Zertal is one of the few that believe to have found evidence of the Israelite conquest of … Continue reading
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