Thanks Red Badger. I don't get it, it doesn't look like a butt...
Posted on 09/17/2014 11:02:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
A structure once believed to form part of an ancient town is identified as a 5,000 year old monument believed to have been used to honour the Mesopotamian moon god 'Sin'
A stone monument in the shape of a crescent moon found in northern Israel is more than 5,000 years old, archaeologists have said.
The structure, known as Rujum en-Nabi Shua'ayb or Jethro Cairn, is located near the Sea of Galilee and predates the construction of Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, as well as the writing of the Bible.
It was initially discovered in the early part of the 20th century, and was thought to form part of an anciant city's defensive walls.
Butt doctoral student Ido Wachtel from Hebrew University in Jerusalem recently made a convincing case that the construction served as a monument in its own right.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Ha! Exactly my first thought when I hit the 'post' button; "Ooops."
Thanks Red Badger. I don't get it, it doesn't look like a butt...
The academies which offer that are outmoded.
They are always behind.
Interesting, more about the Moon deities: http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/nannasuen/
I do not see it. Probably a race track. Maybe Jezebel’s Baal monument.
I swear that some tainted archaeologists and are trying to disprove the God of the Jews and Christians and make Islam look like the one, true religion. Even is it means mischaracterizing a dig.
The one worshiped as “Allah” today went by a different name in Biblical times: Baal, who was known as Zeus to the Greeks.
Well, it’s got 3000 years worth of dirt on top.................
Massive 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Revealed in Israel
By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor
September 15, 2014
http://www.livescience.com/47835-massive-5-000-year-old-stone-monument-revealed-in-israel.html
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