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  • Ancient burial box that may be oldest link to Jesus seriously damaged on the way to Canada

    11/01/2002 7:54:47 PM PST · by ex-Texan · 21 replies · 191+ views
    Yahoo / AP ^ | 11/1/2202 | MERITA D. ILO
    Ancient burial box that may be oldest link to Jesus seriously damaged on the way to Canada By MERITA D. ILO, Associated Press Writer TORONTO - A limestone burial box that may be the oldest archaeological link to Jesus was badly damaged in transit from Israel to Canada, Royal Ontario Museum officials said Friday. Dan Rahimi, the museum's director of collections management, said in a telephone interview the box — called an ossuary — had wide cracks but remained whole. "The box was badly damaged, but still intact. It has not broken," Rahimi said. "It's very serious damage, but not...