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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Raider of the Lost Ark?

This is really interesting:
German researchers claim to have found the remains of the palace of the Queen of Sheba — and an altar that may have held the Ark.

The discovery, announced by the University of Hamburg last week, has stirred skeptical rumblings from the archaeological community.

The location of the Ark, indeed its existence, has been a source of controversy for centuries. ...

"From the dating, its position and the details that we have found, I am sure that this is the palace," he said.

The palace, that is, of the Queen of Sheba, who is believed to have lived in the 10th century B.C.

After she died, her son and successor, Menelek, replaced the palace with a temple dedicated to Sirius.

The German researchers believe that the Ark was taken from Jerusalem by the queen — who had a liaison with King Solomon — and built into the altar to Sirius.
Cool.

4 comments:

  1. I always find that stuff fascinating.

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  2. I question the timing. Its too close to the release of the "Indiana Jones" DVD set and the upcoming movie.
    ;)

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  3. TOP SECRET, ARMY INTEL 9906753 DO NOT OPEN!

    --it's a sickness...I am well aware

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  4. We all knows its in a US Army warehouse.

    No news here.

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