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Ancient Christian amulet unearthed after 1,500 years may hold biblical secret
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Researchers believe the thin gold sheet inside the Christian amulet "most likely" contains a passage from the Bible. (Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via ) Archaeologists also found older artifacts, including a stone seal with a hieroglyphic Luwian inscription.
Archaeologists also uncovered a stone seal bearing a hieroglyphic Luwian inscription dating to roughly 1500–1400 B.C. (Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via ) "This person did not hold a very high-ranking position, but we can nevertheless see a hierarchy belonging to the bureaucracy and the state," Massa said of the person named on the stone seal.
LOST PAGES WITH 'GHOST' TEXT RECOVERED FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT NEW TESTAMENT MANUSCRIPTS "As far as we know, one similar example was found in Germany ," said Massa, who added that the amulet likely belonged to a small child.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CLEARING OLD BOMBS UNEXPECTEDLY FIND 'IMPORTANT' ANCIENT SANCTUARY Archaeologists also found two copper seals and a clay seal impression. The discovery, made at the Türkmen Karahöyük archaeological site in Konya, central Turkey, was reported by Turkish state media outlet Anadolu Agency (AA) earlier this summer.
Inside its copper case is a thin, 0.1-millimeter gold sheet on which a passage from the Bible was "most likely" written, AA reported. "In other words, you can think of it like an evil-eye charm," he said.
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- The discovery, made at the Türkmen Karahöyük archaeological site in Konya, central Turkey, was reported by Turkish state media outlet Anadolu Agency (AA) earlier this summer.
- Inside its copper case is a thin, 0.1-millimeter gold sheet on which a passage from the Bible was "most likely" written, AA reported.
- LOST PAGES WITH 'GHOST' TEXT RECOVERED FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT NEW TESTAMENT MANUSCRIPTS "As far as we know, one similar example was found in Germany ," said Massa, who added that the amulet likely…
- "In other words, you can think of it like an evil-eye charm," he said.
- Researchers believe the thin gold sheet inside the Christian amulet "most likely" contains a passage from the Bible. (Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via ) Archaeologists also found older artifacts, including a stone seal…
- CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CLEARING OLD BOMBS UNEXPECTEDLY FIND 'IMPORTANT' ANCIENT SANCTUARY Archaeologists also found two copper seals and a clay seal impression.
- Archaeologists also uncovered a stone seal bearing a hieroglyphic Luwian inscription dating to roughly 1500–1400 B.C. (Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via ) "This person did not hold a very high-ranking position, but we can…
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