While the actual fighting occurred in Normandy, victory would never have been achieved in France without help from Britain’s south coast. Standing on the waterfront in Portsmouth, with the choppy waters of the harbor sparkling like crumpled aluminum foil in front of me, it’s difficult to make sense of the scathing comments of previous visitors … Lire la suite
Ancient Wonders—The Huqoq Mosaics Huqoq named one of NatGeo’s « 100 Archaeological Treasures of the Past » Nathan Steinmeyer March 21, 2022 0 Comments 131 views Share The head of a royal figure depicted in the elephant mosaic at Huqoq. Courtesy Jim Haberman. The Huqoq mosaics have long been a favorite of Biblical Archaeology Review’s readers and … Lire la suite
In World War I, the U.S. Army established the Citation Star, which in 1932 became the Silver Star, its third highest award for combat heroism. The Silver Star was authorized for the Navy and Marine Corps in August 1942. In World War I and early World War II, Marines serving in the Army could be … Lire la suite
Examining ancient Jewish interpretations Megan Sauter March 20, 2022 7 Comments 18685 views Share Abraham’s Camels. Did camels exist in Biblical times? Camels appear with Abraham in some Biblical texts—and depictions thereof, such as The Caravan of Abram by James Tissot, based on Genesis 12. When were camels first domesticated? Although camel domestication had not … Lire la suite
Codice IATA: MDZ Codice ICAO: SAME Passeggeri: ~1.800.000 L’Aeroporto di Mendoza, ufficialmente noto come Aeroporto Internazionale del Governatore Francisco Gabrielli, e anche conosciuto come El Plumerillo, serve la regione di Cuyo e città come San Luis, San Juan e Uco Valley. L’aeroporto ha un terminal che gestisce circa 1,8 milioni di passeggeri all’anno. L’aeroporto offre … Lire la suite
While the katana sword tends to be associated with male samurai of Japan, a distinctive weapon called the naginata has been traditionally associated with women and female fighters known as onna-bugeisha. Why is the naginata so strongly associated with women—and is it true that the weapon was designed with women in mind? The naginata … Lire la suite
Examining the figure of Balaam in the Bible Nathan Steinmeyer March 18, 2022 0 Comments 17 views Share Balaam son of Beor on his donkey, from Numbers 22. Credit: Eric Carlson Balaam son of Beor is one of the most enigmatic figures in the Hebrew Bible, and one of the earliest to be referenced outside … Lire la suite
Connections between Lilith, Adam’s first wife, and Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia Megan Sauter March 17, 2022 57 Comments 227462 views Share C.S. Lewis’s character Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia, in his The Chronicles of Narnia novels is said to have descended from Lilith, Adam’s first wife. Pictured here is Tilda Swinton as … Lire la suite
In the spring of 1843, the first ripple of a coming tide of would-be settlers piled everything they owned into canvas-covered wagons, handcarts and any other vehicle that could move, and set out along a dim trace called the “Emigrant Road.” They went by way of a route that was a broad ribbon of threads, … Lire la suite
The Gospel of Thomas’s 114 Sayings of Jesus Biblical Archaeology Society Staff March 17, 2022 143 Comments 360685 views Share In “The Gospel of Thomas: Jesus Said What?” in the July/August 2015 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, New Testament scholar Simon Gathercole examines what the 114 sayings of Jesus from the Gospel of Thomas reveal … Lire la suite
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