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Palestinian farmer finds 4,500-year-old goddess statue while working his land
CNN ^
| 27th April 2022
| Jack GuyAbbas AlLawati,
Posted on 04/27/2022 9:06:11 AM PDT by BenLurkin
"At first, I hoped to sell it to someone to make some money," Nidal Abu Eid, the farmer, told The New Arab, "but an archaeologist told me that it was of great archaeological value.""At first, I hoped to sell it to someone to make some money," Nidal Abu Eid, the farmer, told The New Arab, "but an archaeologist told me that it was of great archaeological value."
Staff at the ministry concluded that the head belonged to a statue of Anat, the goddess of love, beauty and war in Canaanite mythology, Rida said.
The statue will go on display at the Pasha's Palace Museum in Gaza in the next few days, said ministry official Nariman Khaleh.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: anat; canaanite; canaanites; gaza; godsgravesglyphs; israel; nidalabueid; pashaspalace; philistine; philistines
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:06:11 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:06:34 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
To: All
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:07:52 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:08:08 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
( )
To: BenLurkin
I’m surprised that the troglodytes aren’t going to destroy it because Moehamhead told them to.
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:08:23 AM PDT
by
MercyFlush
(The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
To: BenLurkin
It could be a statue in tribute to the goddess of Quikrete , buried for a few years.
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:09:38 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
To: BenLurkin
And immediately smashed it with a hammer.
To: BenLurkin
Do the people who find these things on their land get anything at all? What about caches of Roman stuff found in Britain?
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:12:16 AM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: MercyFlush
said, "I’m surprised that the troglodytes aren’t going to destroy it because Moehamhead told them to."
As stated in the article. Money is greater then Allah
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:13:21 AM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
A relic from a rich time before the land fell to ignorance and darkness
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:13:53 AM PDT
by
dsrtsage
( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
To: BenLurkin
Looks like Keifer Sutherland........................
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:14:43 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: MercyFlush
$$$$ trumps religion.....................
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:15:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: BenLurkin
Kind of looks like that thing that attacked Karen Black
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:15:58 AM PDT
by
JZelle
To: BenLurkin
Looks like a baby rat, or something similar.
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:16:29 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: Sacajaweau
Doesn't look anything like her..............But that's just me...................
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04/27/2022 9:17:33 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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04/27/2022 9:17:38 AM PDT
by
MercyFlush
(The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
To: BenLurkin
Love, beauty, and war...makes sense.
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:21:15 AM PDT
by
seowulf
(Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:24:14 AM PDT
by
Scarlett156
(On the way to #ScientologyPause we enacted #DisneyPause. A thing of beauty. You're welcome.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s a beauty, but I fail to see how they can identify who it’s supposed to be, isolated with no context.
To: dsrtsage
Abraham was unavailable for comment.
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posted on
04/27/2022 9:37:23 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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