- ossuaries
- os·su·ar·y || 'ɑsjʊərɪ /'ɒs- n. receptacle in which bones of the dead are stored
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OSSUARIES AND SARCOPHAGI — Ossuaries are small chests in which the bones of the dead were placed after the flesh had decayed. Sarcophagi are body length coffins made of stone or marble, clay and marble, which were used for primary burials (the term is from the Greek… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Lost Tomb of Jesus — ] In The Jesus Family Tomb , Simcha Jacobovici claims the James Ossuary would have been a part of this tomb, but was removed by artifact dealers, and thus discovered separately. [http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tomb/explore/explore.html Lost … Wikipedia
Ossuary — in Hallstatt, Austria An ossuary is a chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then… … Wikipedia
Talpiot Tomb — The Talpiot Tomb (or Talpiyot Tomb) is a tomb discovered in 1980 in the East Talpiot Israeli neighborhood five kilometers south of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. It contained ten ossuaries, six of them with epigraphs, including one with the… … Wikipedia
Pelasgians — The name Pelasgians (from Ancient Greek gr. Πελασγοί, Pelasgoí , singular Πελασγός, Pelasgós [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2380420 Pelasgos, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek… … Wikipedia
James Ossuary — The James ossuary was on display at the Royal Ontario Museum from November 15, 2002 to January 5, 2003. The James Ossuary is a 2,000 year old chalk box that was used for containing the bones of the dead. The Aramaic inscription: Ya akov bar Yosef … Wikipedia
The Jesus Family Tomb — The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History (ISBN 0061192023) is a controversial book by Simcha Jacobovici and Charles R. Pellegrino (with a Foreword by James Cameron) published in February… … Wikipedia
AZOR — (Heb. אָזוֹר), a place southeast of Tel Aviv Jaffa on the road to Jerusalem. Ancient Period Azor is not mentioned in the masoretic text of the Bible but the Septuagint adds the name to the list of cities in Danite territory together with Jehud,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lemnos — Infobox Greek Isles name = Lemnos native name = Λήμνος skyline = MirinaLimnosGreece.jpg sky caption = City of Myrina coordinates = coord|39|55|N|25|15|E chain = North Aegean isles = 3 area = 477.583 highest mount = elevation = 470 periph = North… … Wikipedia
Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to … Wikipedia
