In which we return to Tudor Parfitt, the Ark of the Covenant, and consider how archaeology has changed
Published at 12:44 pm on March 8th, 2009
Filed under: In With The Old, Media Addict.
About time I finished off writing about SOAS Modern Jewish Studies professor Tudor Parfitt, and his rather dodgy theory, shown on TV in his documentary The Quest For The Lost Ark, that the Biblical Ark Of The Covenant was not the ark that is biblically described, but was in fact a drum; that it was taken to Africa, survived in the possession of a Jewish tribe there, and that its final version is now in storage in an Harare museum. Which might make more sense if you read the previous posts I’ve written about it: part one, and part two.
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In which we know where the bodies aren’t buried
Published at 11:17 pm on February 5th, 2007
Filed under: In With The Old, Unbelievable.
Archaeology news story of the week: British pagans have decided that archaeologist should hand prehistoric skeletons over to them for reburial. Which is, of course, a silly idea, and one that a lot of archaeologists have a problem with.
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