A 1,000 year-old model of a stupa, which contains Buddhist relics inside, has been discovered in China.
http://www.livescience.com/55243-buddha-skull-bone-found-in-crypt.html
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Great Pyramid of Giza is (very slightly) off base
Results of a project trying to determine the dimensions of the Great Pyramid when it was first built have been published.
http://www.livescience.com/ 55118-great-pyramid-giza-is- slightly-lopsided.html
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Friday, June 17, 2016
GJW is a Forgery King Concedes
My story on the GJW forgery. I've included a number of links to archived web pages. They include an Arabic text with strange red spots and a page written by the owner's wife which tells of the restoration of a 2nd century Coptic gospel that left part of it in fragments.
http://www.livescience.com/55110-gospel-of-jesus-wife-a-fake.html
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Mounds Arrange in Grid Patterns Discovered in Cambodian Cities
Fields of earthen mounds arranged in grid patterns were discovered in 1,000 year-old Cambodian cities during recent LIDAR scans. The results were published yesterday in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
http://www.livescience.com/55068-mysterious-earthen-mounds-discovered-cambodia.html
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Solstice Alignments Discovered in 19th-century White House Garden
A physics professor has discovered a series of solstice alignments involving five statues in a 19th century White House garden.
http://www.livescience.com/54951-white-house-garden-aligns-with-solstice-sun.html
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Archaeologists Doubt that Aristotle's Tomb has Been Discovered
The claim that Aristotle's tomb has been discovered is probably not true many archaeologists say.
http://www.livescience.com/54923-archaeologists-doubt-aristotle-tomb-discovery.html
http://www.livescience.com/54923-archaeologists-doubt-aristotle-tomb-discovery.html
Friday, May 20, 2016
1,700 Year-Old Love & Subjugation Spells from Egypt Deciphered
Magical spells of love and subjugation written on papyri in Egypt around 1,700 years ago have been translated. The names of those targeted are left blank to be inserted. One text invokes the gods to "burn the heart" of a woman until she loves the caster. Another, targeted at males, tells how to "subject" a man.
http://www.livescience.com/54819-ancient-egyptian-magic-spells-deciphered.html
http://www.livescience.com/54819-ancient-egyptian-magic-spells-deciphered.html
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