Egyptian papyrus found in ancient Irish bog

AFP ^ | 06 Sep 2010 | AFP

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for the very interesting post. Regardless of the route taken, it looks like some fairly sophisticated trade routes were open during the so-called Dark Ages.

[afraidfortherepublic]

The National Museum in Dublin plans to put the psalter on public display for the first time next year.

Oh...I'd better start saving my pennies. I'd love to go back and see that. My last (only) trip to Ireland was the week of 9/11. Next year would mark a decade. Seems like a fitting goal, doesn't it?

I saw the most wonderful artifacts in the Dublin Museum retrieved from the bogs -- bodies, weapons, gold bracelets and buckles, etc., all miraculously preserved. This psalter is a miracle that they could even open it. I remember when they found it. I read about it here, thanks to Sunken Civ and blam.

[SunkenCiv]

It sounds like a great idea for the trip, be sure to take a camera or camera-phone. :’)

[blam]

National Geographic's latest issue reports that king Tut's grandmother has red hair.

And, there is some less reliable reports out that king Tut has R1b yDNA(male)...same as me and 68% of Western Europeans, with the highest concentrations in Ireland and Scotland.

Renfield, it's been so long since I've heard from you that I thought you may have died. Welcome back!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Fascinating! Don’t tell the Egyptians. They’ll dig up the tombs and behead the mummies after they’ve stoned the female ones to death (again) for cohabiting with infidels! s/off

[SunkenCiv]

Not sure I mentioned it, but after the grocery store fiasco (the do-it-myself checkout lane wouldn’t let me buy a copy of the mag), I found the issue cheaper at Costco. :’)