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“THE BARROW In this high field strewn with stones I walk by a green mound, Its edges sheared by the plough. Crumbs of animal bone Lie smashed and scattered round Under the clover leaves And slivers ...”
“Many questions come to mind. How influenced by contemporary religions were many of the scholars who wrote the texts available today? How many scholars have simply assumed that males have always pla...”
“The geologist takes up the history of the earth at the point where the archaeologist leaves it, and carries it further back into remote antiquity.”
“It's interesting to see that people had so much clutter even thousands of years ago. The only way to get rid of it all was to bury it, and then some archaeologist went and dug it all up.”
“Discover how to visit the past and bring yesterday's stories into our lives today”
“Archaeological discoveries made in Egypt and in the Near East in the past hundred years have opened our eyes to a spiritual and cultural heritage undreamed of by earlier generations.”
“Petra is a brilliant display of man's artistry in turning barren rock into a majestic wonder.”
“Life, like that water droplet, is everlasting and imperishable. There is only a transition, never an end !”
“Elizabeth sank into the leather wing chair in the library of her mind and began to read.”
“Some sinister secret lay buried in the heart of the graveyard!”
“Archaeology digs the Bibles grave.”
“I have a habit of being an archaeologist of my own past, a sentimental collector of personal artefacts which may at first glance appear random, but each of which holds a unique significance. As the...”
“Archaeology digs the Bible’s grave.”