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Researchers uncover 'mask unlike any other'
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| March 16, 2015
Posted on 03/16/2015 12:22:25 PM PDT by sparklite2
An ancient god has resurfaced in Israel thanks to what archaeologists say is a one-of-a-kind discovery. University of Haifa researchers were digging at what's believed to be an ancient basalt armory outside Sussita—which the Jerusalem Post reports was once the Roman city of Antiochia Hippos—when a ball from a ballista, an ancient missile weapon, appeared two weeks ago.
As it was made of limestone rather than basalt, archaeologists suspected it was an enemy missile and turned to a metal detector to search for a coin that might date the projectile.
It found something far bigger: a 2,000-year-old bronze mask larger than a human head. Archaeologists say it depicts the ancient god of shepherds, Pan, who is half man, half goat.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiochiahippos; ballista; god; godsgravesglyphs; idol; israel; pan; roman; romanempire; shepherds
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To: Bigg Red; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Bigg Red. It's been a big week or so for the Roman Empire.
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03/16/2015 2:24:30 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: sparklite2
That looks very old. Is it ancient or just horse and buggy days?
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posted on
03/16/2015 3:17:07 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: 1010RD
To: sparklite2
Looks a little like Elvis.
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posted on
03/16/2015 3:27:21 PM PDT
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
To: sparklite2
After seeing this mask, I’m all shook up.
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posted on
03/16/2015 3:32:07 PM PDT
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: sparklite2
declaring it a god is jumping for head lines
i think it is a theater mask
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posted on
03/16/2015 3:49:50 PM PDT
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
To: bert
If so, it would have been a wearying wear.
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
NO, dude! That`d be too gnarly!
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posted on
03/16/2015 5:48:34 PM PDT
by
nomad
To: sparklite2
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posted on
03/16/2015 5:54:32 PM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. .)
To: sparklite2
I thought it fell off a corner of Graceland.
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03/16/2015 5:59:39 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: tet68
To: sparklite2
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posted on
03/16/2015 6:01:32 PM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Pachelbel --- The original one-hit wonder.)
To: sparklite2
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03/16/2015 9:02:16 PM PDT
by
ThanhPhero
(Khach san La Vang hanh huong tham vieng Maria)
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