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Nail from the time of Christ's crucifixion found in a dig
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| March 2, 2010
| Euan Stretch
Posted on 03/02/2010 9:53:59 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
A nail from the time of Christ's crucifixion which was hidden by the same knights who featured in The Da Vinci Code has been found in a dig.
The four-inch Roman relic, stored in an ornate box, was uncovered by archaeologists working at a fort thought to have been a former Knights Templar stronghold.
It was buried with three skeletons and three swords, including one with the religious order's cross on its blade, on the tiny island of Ilheu de Pontinha, off Madeira.
The iron nail is of the type used in thousands of crucifixions - but it is special. Archaeologist Bryn Walters said: "It dates from the 1st to 2nd centuries. You'd expect the surface to be pitted and rough after so long. But this was smooth.
"It looks like it had been handled by a lot of people over a long period of time and the acid from their hands have given it a peculiar finish."
Yesterday Christopher Macklin of the Knights Templar of Britannia described last summer's find as "momentous".
He said evidence the nail had been handled a lot "indicates it was of great interest to many people". He believes the original Knights Templar thought it was a genuine artefact from Christ's crucifixion.
They occupied Jerusalem during the Crusades a thousand years after Christ, and claimed to be guardians of the Holy Grail, the cross and other relics. The Da Vinci Code portrays them as a modern secret society.
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: christianity; crucifixion; davincicode; freemasons; godsgravesglyphs; knightstemplar; masons; pravdamedia; relics
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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03/02/2010 9:56:06 AM PST
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woofie
To: Free ThinkerNY
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03/02/2010 9:58:40 AM PST
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Sax
To: Free ThinkerNY
The talking point is that “The Da Vinci Code” is merely a work of fiction yet to include a reference to it in the opening sentence reveals that some in the media are still interested enough in propagating the antiChristian myth.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Wow... I find nails all the time.
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03/02/2010 10:03:12 AM PST
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stormer
To: Sax
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03/02/2010 10:04:15 AM PST
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BARLF
To: Free ThinkerNY
A nail? This is newsworthy? Call me when you find something really important, like a broken sandal, or a chicken bone.
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03/02/2010 10:05:05 AM PST
by
Anti-Utopian
("Come, let's away to prison; We two alone will sing like birds I' th' cage." -King Lear [V,iii,6-8])
To: Sax
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03/02/2010 10:05:29 AM PST
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Free ThinkerNY
(Live Free Or Die)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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03/02/2010 10:06:14 AM PST
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TheThirdRuffian
(Nothing to see here. Move along.)
To: uglybiker
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03/02/2010 10:06:56 AM PST
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TheThirdRuffian
(Nothing to see here. Move along.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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03/02/2010 10:09:19 AM PST
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OB1kNOb
(Help support a sustainable America for tomorrow. Go green by recycling Congress.)
To: Sax
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03/02/2010 10:09:48 AM PST
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Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Roman-period Crucifixion Nail
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03/02/2010 10:11:41 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Perhaps it is?
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03/02/2010 10:13:23 AM PST
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ANGGAPO
(Leyte Gulf Beach Club)
To: Free ThinkerNY
The Romans crucified thousands in those centuries. Does it have the name of Yeshua on it?
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03/02/2010 10:25:11 AM PST
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Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: Dallas59
The Romans crucified thousands in those centuries. Does it have the name of Yeshua on it?
Did you read the article?
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03/02/2010 10:28:26 AM PST
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aruanan
To: Free ThinkerNY
Ahh, relics. Now that was the business to get into during the middle ages.
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03/02/2010 10:33:29 AM PST
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scan59
(Markets always regulate better than government can.)
To: aruanan
Yes and it’s in the same category as the the Shroud of Turin..interesting and hopefully no one will worship it.
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03/02/2010 10:36:52 AM PST
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Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Bully for the nail but I’d be more interested in seeing a pic of the swords.
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03/02/2010 10:41:11 AM PST
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phredo53
(Caution: This post does not comply with White House standards.)
To: scan59
I went to see a relic and all I got was this amazing architecture!
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03/02/2010 10:59:40 AM PST
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Skenderbej
(No muhammadan practices his religion peacefully.)
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