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Merovingian Necropolis Reveals 300 Graves
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| Thursday, July 31, 2014
| Source: INRAP
Posted on 08/02/2014 12:51:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/02/2014 12:51:14 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/02/2014 12:52:24 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Weren’t these Christian burials.
Why are their graves being desecrated?
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posted on
08/02/2014 12:52:56 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
I read somewhere a long time ago that this kingdom was actually Jewish. Anyone else recall that?
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posted on
08/02/2014 12:55:59 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
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To: SunkenCiv
5th century grave as I suspected: the Roman economy was still functioning at a minimal level (good quality pottery and glassware) and/or enough materials were handed down that some were still available.
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08/02/2014 1:20:05 PM PDT
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pierrem15
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posted on
08/02/2014 1:21:26 PM PDT
by
trisham
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To: pierrem15
The eastern half of the Empire was still going strong, and there was a load of seagoing trade, including throughout the British Isles. Good call.
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posted on
08/02/2014 1:54:56 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: BenLurkin
They’re doing it just to piss you off.
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08/02/2014 2:03:45 PM PDT
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posted on
08/02/2014 2:29:41 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
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To: SunkenCiv
That’s it. Time to take action.
I’m getting on a plane right now!
Where is Merovingia anyway — is that near Ruritania?
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posted on
08/02/2014 4:01:40 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
The Merovingians were descendents of Jesus and Mary Magdalene (or so the story goes). The bloodline of Christ was the true Holy Grail, don’t ya know. ;^)
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posted on
08/02/2014 5:38:38 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/02/2014 5:55:21 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
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To: fhayek
San greal versus Sang Real!
In Old French, san graal or san gréal means “Holy Grail” and sang réal means “royal blood”; Holy Blood; Holy Grail was based on this pun.
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posted on
08/02/2014 7:08:08 PM PDT
by
wbarmy
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To: SunkenCiv
Have they found Merovech yet?
To: fhayek
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posted on
08/02/2014 8:20:33 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
So Archeology equals desecration to you? Wow.
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posted on
08/03/2014 5:30:40 AM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Chaste women, sober men, obedient children, and "sin laws" - the four horsemen of the apocalypse.)
To: arderkrag
Well, if somebody needs the lot for construction of an apartment building, or a gas station, then the bones will have to be moved anyway, so why not study the site.
After all, as the article points out — this is the first time the site has been looted.
BUT
These people were Christians, received Christian burials, and are otherwise entitled to rest in peace.
Not only that, truth is they did not live and die in the dim mists of prehistory, and the desecration done in the process simply isn’t justified by the meager information gleaned.
They bore belt buckles and earrings. Wow.
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posted on
08/03/2014 8:04:05 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Considering that the research team didn’t sprinkle goat blood and copulate on the bones, I wouldn’t call it desecration. So, there’s that. Also, them being Christians or receiving Christian burials doesn’t distinguish the site’s import for me.
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posted on
08/03/2014 5:36:04 PM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Chaste women, sober men, obedient children, and "sin laws" - the four horsemen of the apocalypse.)
To: BenLurkin
Oh, and the following absolutely justifies the site study:
This will allow researchers to conduct a comprehensive study on the history and lifestyle of this community and will become a major reference in the study of burial practices in Lower Normandy, during the period that witnessed the transitional period between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginnings of Christianity and medieval Europe.
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posted on
08/03/2014 5:37:55 PM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Chaste women, sober men, obedient children, and "sin laws" - the four horsemen of the apocalypse.)
To: arderkrag
Now I see you’re just pulling my leg.
As if 5th century burial practices in lower Normandy are of any significance.
You almost had me going for a minute there.
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posted on
08/04/2014 12:00:01 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
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