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[b-hebrew] James Ossuary -- role of Geological Survery of Israel

From: "Maurice A. O'Sullivan" <mauros AT iol.ie>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] James Ossuary -- role of Geological Survery of Israel
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:33:47 +0100

Ha'aretz of June 19 on the James Ossuary has one detail additional to that in the AP story of June 18.

>> The Geological Survey of Israel - one of whose
experts participated in the panel that
unanimously ruled the inscription fake -
originally declared the inscription to be
authentic. Dr. Uzi Deri, who chaired the panel
that investigated the inscription's patina,
said the the carbon-14 dating tests used by the
survey in its original determination proved to
be irrelevant. <<

[ Source: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=305643&sw=ossuary ]

Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros AT iol.ie

[b-hebrew] James Ossuary -- role of Geological Survery of Israel, Maurice A. O'Sullivan, 06/19/2003