Posted on 07/01/2010 3:55:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Ancient Ashkelon, now quietly nestled beside the Mediterranean in the south of Israel, is shaped like a giant 150-acre bowl... Inside the bowl are buried at least 20 ancient cities, dating from about 3500 B.C. to 1500 A.D., a span of 5,000 years.... In 604 B.C., Philistine Ashkelon was destroyed by the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar (neb-uh-kuh-DREZ-uhr; also called Nebuchadnezzar [neb-uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr]), whose army soon thereafter (in 586 B.C.) destroyed Jerusalem, capital of the kingdom of Judah, together with its Temple. Thus began what is known in Israelite history as the Babylonian Exile. Less widely known is the fact that the Philistines too were exiled to Babylon... No record exists, however, as to what happened to the exiled Philistines. Those who may have remained in Ashkelon after Nebuchadrezzar's conquest apparently lost their ethnic identity. They simply disappear from history. Culturally, Ashkelon once again became Canaanite -- or, more precisely, Phoenician, as the coastal Canaanites are called at this time, having developed a culture of their own, supported by a far-flung commercial empire to the west.
(Excerpt) Read more at bib-arch.org ...
Maybe... they were just “Cat” people. ?
Parvo?
LLS
ping for later
Because the city went to the dogs?
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have tonight’s winner!!! :’D
I kennel imagine why this happened, but they mutt have had a good reason. Probably they were surrounded, and when the invaders mastiff they wanted to surrender, they said no. If they’d wanted to give up, they should have shiatsu.
My uncle worked at the shipyard in Richmond, CA during WWII. A US ship came in that had captured a Japanese sub (I think it was a sub). After they took everyone into custody, the sailors found a mother dog and pups on board and brought them into port at Richmond. My uncle brought a tiny puppy home for his 2 little girls. They figured that it was just another cross-bred mutt, but they later learned that "Judy" was a traditional Japanese dog -- probably a Shiba Inu with the typical pricked ears and curly tail.
Judy was a dear little dog and faithful companion to my cousins and their parents for more than 15 years. One year the whole family went up to the mountains to play in the snow. They all piled into the car to go home at the end of the day (by now there were 4 kids). Half way home somebody asked, "Where's Judy?" Oh dear, they'd accidentally left her behind.
My uncle made a quick U turn and went back to where they had spent the afternoon. There sat Judy, just waiting. They were relieved to find her and felt really guilty about almost forgetting her.
I’m trying to shepherd all your stray puns, and it seems you should have kept them on a shorter leash while you tried to whippet into shape. I would Dane to say that the next time you try you might want to get somebody husky to help you pack them together.
“Why Were Hundreds of Dogs Buried at Ashkelon?”
er...could it be because they died there?
Seems like a reasonable hypothesis for any archeologist.
That reply of yours has given me paws.
I was just trying to throw you a bone.
All kidding aside, it is very worthwhile to visit the original web page and read the entire article which cover a lot more than dog burials and has some slide shows.
thanks
Hey, no reason to duck or run.
According to Elana Kagan that's what all Jews do on Christmas -- eat Chinese.
(that (cough) woman is a pig)
[no offense to pigs]
Very punny.
At leash we’ve kept the conversation going.
Wholeheartedly agree.
When I hear nice stories like that, I generally remember what Twain said about dogs. :’)
It seems like we're talking in circles...chasing our tails, so to speak, or running around in lupus.
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