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January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Archaeology Archaeologists in Israel say they have uncovered the remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth believed to date back to the time of Jesus Christ. The discovery sheds light on how people lived 2,000 years ago, when Christians believe Jesus was growing up there, Israel's Antiquities Authority said. A spokeswoman said Jesus and his childhood friends likely knew the home. It was found near the place where angel Gabriel is believed to have told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus. BBC News (Dec. 21, 2009) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8425094.stm Archaeology The most ancient Hebrew biblical inscription was deciphered. A breakthrough in the research of the Hebrew scriptures has shed new light on the period in which the Bible was written. Prof. Gershon Galil of the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Haifa has deciphered an inscription dating from the 10 th century BCE (the period of King David's reign), and has shown that this is a Hebrew inscription. The discovery makes this the earliest known Hebrew writing. EurekAlert! (Jan. 7, 2010) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-01/uohmah010710.php Archaeology Remains of a prehistoric building, the earliest ever discovered in the Tel Aviv region and estimated to be between 7,800 and 8,400 years old, were recently discovered in an archaeological excavation in Ramat Aviv. Ancient artifacts thought to be 13,000 and 100,000 years old were also discovered there. "The site is located on the northern bank of the Yarkon River, not far from the confluence with Nahal Ayalon. Haaretz (Jan. 11, 2010) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1141836.html Archaeology The Israel Antiquities Authority and Jerusalem Development Authority unveiled archaeological findings from the Byzantine era that confirm an ancient map of Jerusalem. The Madaba map, which is made of ancient mosaic, was found in a Jordanian church in Madaba, and depicts the land of Israel during the Byzantine period. The Madaba map is the oldest surviving depiction of Jerusalem dating back to the 6 th -7 th centuries CE. Haaretz (Feb. 10, 2010) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1148845.html Archaeology Israeli archaeologists say they've discovered a 1,400-year-old wine press that was exceptionally large and advanced for its time. The press measures 21 feet by 54 feet (6.5 by 16.5 meters) and was discovered in southern Israel. Excavation director Uzi Ad of the Israeli Antiquities Authority said the press apparently produced large quantities of wine that were not meant for local consumption. Ad said the wine could have been intended for export to Europe or Egypt, then a major export market. AP (Feb. 14, 2010) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hX 4N6zesUPfO5v4WwfKZA_MTVXDwD9DSFGIO0 Archaeology A home renovation in Jerusalem's Old City has yielded a rare Arabic inscription offering insight into the city's history under Muslim rule, Israeli archaeologists said. The fragment of a 1,100-year-old plaque is thought to have been made by an army veteran to express his thanks for a land grant from the Caliph al- Muqtadir, whom the inscription calls "Emir of the Faithful." AP (Feb. 17, 2010) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJfa -QD2MQYwlFeOwLk5hERiUkOAD9DTVGR00 _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2010 26
January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Archaeology A well-built aqueduct from time of King Herod was unearthed near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem during work on infrastructure in the area. The site of the discovery is not far from the place where a Byzantine street was unearthed. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists say they found about 40 meters of the ancient waterway, which was part of the sophisticated aqueduct that brought water to Jerusalem from springs in the Hebron hills to the south to the Mamilla pool, which still exists today, and from there through the aqueduct to Hezekiah's Pool within the walled city. Haaretz (Feb. 21, 2010) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1150924.html Archaeology A section of city wall that enclosed ancient Jerusalem and was probably built by King Solomon in the 10 th century BC was found during recent digs, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said. The unearthed wall is six metres high (20 feet) and 70 metres (230 feet) long, a statement said. "We can estimate, with a high degree of certainty, that this was built by King Solomon toward the end of the 10 th century BC," archaeologist Eilat Mazar, who excavated for three months, said in the statement. AFP (Feb. 22, 2010) http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100222/twl-ancient-wallfound-in-jerusalem-prob-3cd7efd.html Archaeology Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated across centuries and continents were reunited for the first time in a joint display yesterday, thanks to an accidental discovery that is helping to illuminate a dark period in the history of the Hebrew Bible. The 1,300-year-old fragments, which are among a handful of Hebrew biblical manuscripts known to have survived the era in which they were written, existed separately and with their relationship unknown, until a news photograph of one in 2007 caught the attention of the scholars who would eventually link them. Times Online (Feb. 27, 2010) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east /article7043329.ece IITALY Archaeology Researchers announced that the skeleton of a man has DNA that indicates an East Asian ancestry. Sadly he may have been a slave. His sole surviving grave good, a single pot, can be seen on the far left. A person was buried on top of him and appears to have been given more grave goods. This appears to be the first time that a skeleton with an East Asian ancestry has been discovered in the Roman Empire. The Independent (Jan. 26, 2010) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ news/ambassador-or-slave-east-asian-skeleton-discoveredin-vagnari-roman-cemetery-1879551.html JJAPAN Archaeology A total of 331 broken pieces belonging to 81 ancient bronze mirrors have been unearthed from a stone chamber of the Sakurai Chausuyama burial mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, according to an archaeological institute. The pieces, which belonged to 13 different kinds of mirrors, were the largest number to be excavated as burial items from an ancient tomb in the nation. The tomb dates to between the late third century and early fourth century. The Yomiuri Shimbun (Jan. 9, 2010) www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20100109TDY03104.htm+% 22Bits+of+81+ancient+bronze+mirrors+unearthed&cd=10&h l=ja&ct=clnk&gl=jp _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2010 27
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