Archeoastronomy. Archaeoastronomical sites 2. The Lilith Myth. The Dead Sea Scrolls at the Gnostic Society Library. Introduction to the Collection During the middle years of the twentieth century two important but very different collections of ancient religious texts were unearthed in Palestine and Egypt: the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library.
Visitors to the Gnostic Society Library often do not understand the distinction between these two discoveries. Since our Library collection contains a vast amount of material related specifically to the Nag Hammadi texts (including complete translations), a brief description of the two discoveries might be useful. What are popularly called The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of a very large number of scrolls – most poorly preserved and many surviving only as tiny scraps – discovered in a series of eleven caves near Qumran and the Dead Sea beginning around 1947. Over 800 separate texts of several divergent types are now recognized among this find. Most of the manuscripts found are heavily damaged fragments of scrolls, some very tentatively pieced together.
Huge Underwater Pyramid Discovered Near Portugal - The Navy is Investigating. Portuguese news reported the discovery of a very large under water pyramid first discovered by Diocleciano Silva between the islands of São Miguel and Terceira in the Azores of Portugal. According to claims, the structure is said to be perfectly squared and oriented by the cardinal points. Current estimates obtained using GPS digital technology put the height at 60 meters with a base of 8000 square meters. The Portuguese Hydrographic Institute of the Navy currently has the job of analyzing the data to determine whether or not the structure is man-made.
“The pyramid is perfectly shaped and apparently oriented by the cardinal points,” Silva told Diário Insular, the local newspaper. The pyramid was found in an area of the mid-Atlantic that has been underwater for about 20,000 years. While the Portuguese Navy still hasn’t determined the origins, many might question why this hasn’t been first reported on sooner than late 2012. Right: The actual pyramid, as scanned with high-tech device. Untold history. The Secrets of Oak Island. Investigative Files Joe Nickell Volume 24.2, March / April 2000 It has been the focus of “the world's longest and most expensive treasure hunt” and “one of the world's deepest and most costly archaeological digs” (O'Connor 1988, 1, 4), as well as being “Canada's best-known mystery” (Colombo 1988, 33) and indeed one of “the great mysteries of the world.”
It may even “represent an ancient artifact created by a past civilization of advanced capability” (Crooker 1978, 7, 190). The Saga Briefly, the story is that in 1795 a young man named Daniel McInnis (or McGinnis) was roaming Oak Island when he came upon a shallow depression in the ground. The imagined cache continued to lie dormant until early in the next century, when the trio joined with a businessman named Simeon Lynds from the town of Onslow to form a treasure-hunting consortium called the Onslow Company. Again the supposed cache lay dormant until in 1849 another group, the Truro Company, reexcavated the original shaft.
Figure 2. Top 10 Ancient Religious Sites. Religion Whether you are religious or not, it must be accepted that religion has been with us for a very long time. Some of the most monumental structures ever made have had religious functions. Today it is still possible to be moved by the ruins of these sites, even though the people who made them, and sometimes the gods they were raised to, have disappeared. Here I present ten of the most important ancient religious sites. Pop in the comments any you think I should have included. The Karnak Temple Complex Egypt Begun in the 14th century BC, by the pharaoh Ramses II, the temples of Karnak are some of the most famous in the world. The Callanish stones on the Isle of Lewis date from roughly 2900-2600BC, around the same time stones were being brought to Stonehenge. Editors Note: As a child in the seventies in England, Stonehenge was a fascinating place.
The Ziggurat of Ur Iraq The epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest written story we possess. Pyramids of Teotihuacan Mexico. Archaeology. Pompéi (2014. Edgar Cayce's Prophecy Comes True: Hall of Records Discovered. (Before It's News) Rumors are circulating throughout the world recently with the supposed discovery of one of the legendary Hall of Records in Egypt.
The Egyptian government along with recently retired Zahi Hawass who ran the Egyptian Antiquities Department have adamantly denied these claims saying that no such building or chamber has been found. However, many researchers and even some archaeologists are saying that the chamber was indeed found but has been covered up due to the contents inside and what it would mean to both our understanding of history and Ancient Egypt’s history. According to legend and the reknowned psychic Edgar Cayce, the Hall of Records are composed of three chambers spread throughout the world that contain the missing history of the lost continent of Atlantis along with the missing history of the human race. So, why would Egypt hide the Hall of Records? Where is the evidence for the finding of the Hall of Records in Egypt? Noah’s Ark: Round? Today, a new object has been put on display at the British Museum: a tablet, light brown, covered in cuneiform script.
The piece is approximately 4,000 years old, and approximately the size of a smartphone. It was discovered in modern-day Iraq—ancient Mesopotamia—and, upon deciphering, it seems to tell a story that will be familiar to many: that of a boat that will help a man to survive a flood. It mentions animals, and specifies that they should enter the boat "two by two. " Except the vessel in question isn't a boat—at least, not in the way we tend to think of boats. The tablet at the British Museum offers instructions (delivered, in this case, from a Mesopotamian god) for building a vessel.
The tablet gives instructions, in other words, for building a coracle: a large, round vessel. The discovery and deciphering of the tablet was done by Irving Finkel, the assistant curator of Middle East exhibits at the British Museum. The discovery might also be a controversial one. Regardless. Archaeological Institute of America - Archaeology - Site Preservation. Message decoded, again: 3,000-year-old text may prove biblical tale of King Solomon. Archaeologist Eilat Mazar shows off her 3,000-year-old Biblical find.Key to David's City/Youtube Haifa University professor Gershon Galil says the missing letters on the ancient inscription spell out "yah-yin," which is Hebrew for wine.Gershon Galil A few characters scratched into the side of an ancient earthenware jug have archaeologists scrambling for their dictionaries -- and wondering if it corroborates the Bible's stories of King Solomon.
The Ophel inscription -- 3,000-year-old characters found in Israel in July -- is the earliest alphabetical written text ever found in Jerusalem. It proves the real basis behind the parables and stories in the world’s most famous book, said Gershon Galil, a professor of ancient history and biblical studies at the University of Haifa. "We are dealing here with real kings, and the kingdom of David and Solomon was a real fact," Galil told FoxNews.com, in a phone call from Israel. 'If Obama were to achieve something, he would not claim that Bush did it.
Archaeological News from Archaeology Magazine. Mysterious tunnel found under Mexican ruins - Technology & science - Science. TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico — A long-sealed tunnel has been found under the ruins of Teotihuacan, and chambers that seem to branch off it may hold the tombs of some of the ancient city's early rulers.
Experts say a tomb discovery would be significant. because the social structure of Teotihuacan remains a mystery after nearly 100 years of archaeological exploration at the site, which is best known for the towering Pyramids of the Moon and the Sun. No depiction of a ruler, or the tomb of a monarch, has ever been found, setting the metropolis apart from other pre-Hispanic cultures that deified their rulers. Archaeologists had suspected the hidden tunnel was there after a heavy rainstorm in 2003 caused the ground to sink at the foot of the Temple of Quetzacoatl, in the central ceremonial area of the ruins just north of Mexico City.
Starting last year, they began digging, and after eight months of excavation, they reached the roof of the tunnel last month, 40 feet (12 meters) below the surface.