[blam]

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Surgical Tools

[mkjessup]

This ought to make Rowan Williams day, now he can go put flowers on the graves of his theological ancestors.

[Red_Devil 232]

Any pictures of that board game? MB might be interested.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for the article Blam!
Hey Sarge..
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[Soliton]

1. No evidence that Druids ever existed.
2. Roman tools and dice
3. Dice were used as gaming dvices by Romans
4. Dated to Roman period in Britain

= Headline without substance

[Soliton]

1. No evidence that Druids ever existed.
2. Roman tools and dice
3. Dice were used as gaming dvices by Romans
4. Dated to Roman period in Britain

= Headline without substance

[Soliton]

1. No evidence that Druids ever existed.
2. Roman tools and dice
3. Dice were used as gaming dvices by Romans
4. Dated to Roman period in Britain

= Headline without substance

[maine-iac7]

dated to 40-60 A.D.

"Joseph of Arimathea and disciples arriving in Britain."

So legend has it - in the same time period = and was given large tracts of land by the ruling King - supposedly, (Cunobelin (Cymbeline) King of Britons died in 25 AD, and his son,) King Arviragus was the King who gave land (Glastonbury) to him and his band. (Joseph, the wealthy Pharisee and 'quiet' follower of Jesus, also reputed to by His uncle, had tin mine holdings in England, from which he acquired his wealth. He had, over the years, made trips to the area and would, therefore, have had to have contact and permissions with the ruling authority.

After Jesus was crucified, the story goes, and the Romans set out to hunt down and kill all close followers, and particularly family, of Jesus, Joseph fled to England, where his contacts stood him in good stead.

Arviragus was a DRUID King...

There are books and books, reams and reams of history/legend/fantasy/disinformation/obfuscation/truth hiding under myth, all intertwined in the life and times of Joseph of Arimathea. I've been researching him for decades and feel like I haven't but scratched the surface.

It is custom that he started the first church based on Jesus' teachings, in Glastonbury - and it flourished for hundreds of years - before being overrun...by greed and jealously, of course -

[PzLdr]

If he was around in 60 AD, how come the Romans didn’t whack him, like they did the druids on Mona [Anglesly Island], before that little dustup with Bouddica?

[SunkenCiv]

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks Blam. Crummy? Pitts? Great names to not be taken seriously. Of course, it's not as bad as their postgrad archaeology professor, Dr. Feeces-Cranium. Within the wooden, chambered burial site, researchers have excavated a wine warmer, cremated human remains, a cloak pinned with brooches, a jet bead, divining rods (for fortune-telling), a series of surgical instruments, a strainer bowl last used to brew Artemisia-containing tea, a board game carefully laid out with pieces in play, as well as other objects... The surgical kit found in the grave includes iron and copper alloy scalpels, a surgical saw, hooks, needles, forceps and probes. Pitts said the collection mirrors basic medical tools from other parts of the Roman world... The board game and its arranged pieces, however, are anything but common. None other like it has ever been found at Roman-era sites in Great Britain. Surviving metal corners and hinges from the board allowed Pitts to reconstruct it as an 8-inch by 12-inch rectangle. Raised sides suggest dice might have been used. The white and blue glass counters were positioned with care. Some were straight across the sides, another in a diagonal line and one white marker close to the board's center. Of course, the game wasn't just a game, but attributed to "divination". We don't know how it was used, so it must have been a ceremonial and/or cultic object. Or maybe this roll of parchment we found was just buried to serve as toilet paper in the afterlife. ;') To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are Blam, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[Huber]

Rowan?

[Palladin]

Fascinating! It’s always good to discover more about one’s ancestors.

A woman named Morgan Llewellyn has written great fiction novels about the Druids. She really makes them come to life. They were a learned, highly-cultured group of people.