Possible new Discovery (from birth of Christianity)

[taabru45]

This is really interesting from historical interest as well as possible valid link to the birth of Christianity...first I've heard about it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... story.html

 

[capnjuan]

Interesting reading Steffan. As astonishing as the subject matter is, the authors/publishers cut the credibility out from under the article with their final paragraph:

"British scientists have uncovered up to eight million mummified dogs, thought to have been sacrificed to Anubis, the god of the dead, 2500 years ago after excavating tunnels in the ancient Eygptian city of Saqqara."

The juxtaposition of the origins of Christianity and the ancient Egyptian practice of sacrificing and mummifying dogs :evil: is a little bone-rattling :shock: :? :roll: ; an editorial interest in shocking the reader and not so much in being informative?

As for the poor dogs: If they didn't count all the stuffed doggies, how did they know there were that many? ".... Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all ..." JPGR

 

[taabru45]

That was a separate reference Cptn....too bad they had to mention it anywhere near this article...here is a link to the gent who is trying to get to the actual truth of it all.... http://www.google.ca/search?q=david+elk ... d=0CD4QqAI

 

[capnjuan]

It's a little unnerving ... will follow the other links. Thank you.

 

[fab467]

".... Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all ..." JPGR

+1 capn...Wonder how they arrived at the 8 millon figure... :shock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WBelmO65J4

 

[adorshki]

I'm on the skeptical side too...something just ain't adding up..where'd the lead come from?
Also, it's the Daily Mail, I mean isn't that like the role model for our own "National Enquirer"?
You know, "His son is working for the Daily Mail, it's a steady job, but he wants to be a PAPERBACK WRITER..." :wink:

 

[poser]

I'm afraid I'm on the skeptical side too. Sometimes they say they were found 5 years ago then the guy says they were in his family for over 100 years. There is an eau de $ in this. Although that's what they said about the Dead Sea Scrolls ...

 

[learnintoplay62]

Good morning ltgers. It's all an interesting read, however, I had a difficult time getting past the first images. That art work on the tablets were done so well, and preserved equally as well ; it just led me to speculate a forgery .
These wouldn't happen to be the same scientist who forged the global warming papers :wink:

 

[killdeer43]

These wouldn't happen to be the same scientist who forged the global warming papers :wink:

It's climate change, Bob....climate change. :wink:

Joe

 

[kevin the bass man]

this really deserves a comment about al gore.



...must resist urge to post political veerage. :wink:

 

[adorshki]

this really deserves a comment about al gore.
...must resist urge to post political veerage. :wink:

Hey if it weren't for Al Gore we wouldn't all be here togther on the internet. :roll: :lol:
Anyway all bets are off as long as John Kidder's runnin' for office:
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=24960&p=271072#p271072
However, I can say no more.
Hot enough for you today?

 

[killdeer43]

Hot enough for you today?

Not where I am.
It was 43 for the high today and the white stuff is dumping on Mt. Baker, just 30 miles due east, as we sit here LTGing. 8)

Joe

 

[dreadnut]

Interesting...but I really don't need any more proof :wink:

 

[adorshki]

Interesting...but I really don't need any more proof :wink:

TOUCHE! Although I do have a genuine intellectual interest in the historical record, and new finds are always interesting, especially if they can be validated.

 

[dreadnut]

Yeah, I'm fascinated by ancient history and especially Egyptology. Its amazing how advanced their cultures were in so many ways. And it would be pretty cool if this piece were determined to be authentic. I'm sure it will be subject to intense scrutiny by the archeological and religious communities before they make any claims either way as to its authenticity. There are a lot of questions...

 

[taabru45]

Yeah, I'm fascinated by ancient history and especially Egyptology. Its amazing how advanced their cultures were in so many ways. And it would be pretty cool if this piece were determined to be authentic. I'm sure it will be subject to intense scrutiny by the archeological and religious communities before they make any claims either way as to its authenticity. There are a lot of questions...

That's what we want to know...I heard the guy interviewed and he didn't sound like a flake at all...he pointed out the encroaching greed factor surfacing in the current 'owner'...also mentioned some overlapping content with the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were discovered in around 1945, some of which mirror the Bible very closely...all very interesting......and points somewhat to authentic antiquities...Steffan