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Archaeology: Piecing together the jigsaw
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ONE OF the greatest collections of Roman mosaic works of art
ever found is being unearthed in northern Israel, inside a now
long-deserted city that played a key role in the development of
Jewish religious teaching. Around 1,000 square metres of mosaics
have so far been excavated, including the largest mosaic pavement
ever discovered inside a synagogue.
The ancient city now being excavated - Sepphoris, once the
capital of Galilee - is of considerable significance to both Jews
and Christ...
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Therapeutic methods used for otolaryngological problems during the byzantine period
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
; Evidence of herbal, animal, and chemical substances from the natural world used in medicines for otolaryngological problems, including opium, hyoscyamus, barley, honey, dried beans and peas, olives, fruits, Agaricus, castoreum, cassia, and afronitron, was traced in the Byzantine medical treatises,
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A mass grave from the catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus in Rome, second-third century AD.(Research)(Author abstract)
Antiquity
; Introduction The catacomb of San Pietro e Marcellino (Saints Peter and Marcellinus hereafter) extends to almost 3ha with 4.5km of subterranean galleries at three levels, containing between 20 000 and 25 000 burials (Guyon 1987; 2004). Located to the south-east of Rome on the ancient Via Labicana,
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Ancient & modern
The Spectator
; THE world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis believes that women weaken a boxer, and therefore avoids sex for three weeks before a big fight. The theory is a hoary one. It was based in the ancient world on the idea that semen was a vital factor in keeping a man strong. The doctor Aretaeus
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Judaism's war on poverty.
Policy Review
; For Centuries, the Jewish tradition of self-help has been rescuing the poor from dependency. So why have Jewish liberals abandoned it to embrace the welfare state? American Jews have traditionally maintained a deep commitment to just and compassionate social policies. They rightly believe that
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A Tirade Of Intemperence
The New York Jewish Week
; A Tirade Of Intemperence. True of false: * Non-Orthodox Jewish religious movements are illegal in Israel. * Orthodoxy's authority over Jewish personal status issues in Israel is against the wishes of most Israelis. * There is groundswell of Israeli support for the promotion of non-Orthodox Jewish
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