1134 - Underwater archaeology update

Several years ago it seemed as though underwater archaeology, particularly deep underwater archaeology, was going to be the next trend. We haven't heard much about underwater archaeology in the last couple of years but a report on the excavation of a shipwreck off Cyprus gives us a chance to do an update on the topic.

1133-Sea of Galilee Rock Mounds

The Sea of Galilee is at one of its lowest levels ever, according to media reports. Sometimes low levels can lead to exciting archaeological finds, such as in 1986 when the Galilee boat (also sometimes called the Jesus boat) was found. In fact there are reports of mysterious man-made mounds of stones turning up along the southeastern shore of Lake Kinneret (as it's also called). That's the topic for this weeks program.

Last week's program, #1132, was on the discovery of a stone tablet with ink writing on it. It's been called Gabriel's Vision or Gabriel's Revelation.

1131 - The Shroud of Jericho and the Shroud of Turin

A shroud that wrapped an ancient warrier buried in a cave near Jericho, discovered in 1993, may offer new understanding of the Shroud of Turin. The Shroud of Jericho, as it may be called, was seven meters by three meters, about twice as large as the Shroud of Turin. The Shroud has been dated to 4,000 B.C. , which means its three times as old as the Shroud of Turin if the Shroud of Turin is really the burial shroud of Jesus, as many people believe. The hope is that by studying the Shroud of Jericho, and comparing it to the Shroud of Turin, new information may be obtained that could re-date the Shroud of Turin. For the last several decades the scholarly consensus has been that the Shroud of Turin is of medieval origin, due to some radiocarbon testing. However, critics of the testing have offered a number of explanations for why the radiocarbon testing could have been inaccurate and that the Shroud of Turin is actually older. Stay tuned.