Thoughts on Antiquity

ROME - Archaeologists said Tuesday they have dug up a woman skeleton dating to the 10th century B.C. in an ancient necropolis in the heart of Rome.
The well-preserved skeleton appears to be that of a woman aged about 30, said Anna De Santis, one of the archaeologists who took part in the excavations under the […]

I really don’t understand it. I’m thoroughly shocked by it - how could such a travesty penetrate the academic world? No, I’m not talking about the scholarship of The Da Vinci Code, which thankfully only a handful of people on the fringe buy into (not including normal lay), but the fury and sometimes incorrect information […]

There’s been a few archaeological finds:

There’s been a Roman city submerged off of Egypt.

A possible 3000 year old necropolis has been found under the Roman forum, placing the beginnings of Rome a bit earlier than legend has it.

Toga-wearing skeletons have been unearthed in Vatican City.

Boadicea’s grave might have been found.

The Tuscans aren’t the descendents of […]

A while back, Loren Rossen began his experiment on an “unpapal conclave” for hammering out a consensus about who was the real Historical Jesus. Twelve of us, originally fourteen in case any misguided parallels be running through your head, took a survey on our initial position. Unsurprisingly, there was no consensus. Taking up the initiative […]

Sorry for the prolonged absence. Just wanted to stop by to inform you that the Biblioblog and History carnivals are up and running, and also that Simon Parker and John C. Trevor have passed away.
I’ll try to return to normal blogging soon.