Archive articles - 2000
This is a collection of articles on various archaeological subjects from our archive of past articles.
| The Mendes Palette Jan 2000 An exciting First Dynasty find in the perfume capital of Egypt. | The Iliou Melathron Feb 2000 It cost half a million coins to build and it is still stuffed with priceless coins. | |
| The Coming of the Chariot Feb/Mar 2000 Warfare was revolutionised by the chariot - but it ended up as mass entertainment. | Western Wall Dig Mar 2000 Discoveries made in excavations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. | |
| Egyptian Medicine Revealed Apr/May 2000 Edwin Smith had no idea of the treasure he had acquired in the ancient papyrus. | The Masada Myth Apr 2000 Was Masada the scene of heroic resistance or merely where a band of thuggish terrorists was cornered and exterminated? | |
| Laser Replicas May 2000 Modern methods make perfect replicas, should museums take notice? | Egyptian Blue Jun/Jul 2000 When even the greatest British chemist fails, what hope is there for ancient craftsmen? | |
| The Site of Jesus' Baptism Jun 2000 The site of Jesus' baptism may have been found at last. | The Nemean Games Jul 2000 Everyone's heard of the Olympic Games, but what about the Nemean Games? | |
| The First Marathon Aug/Sep 2000 Fortunately the casualty rate among marathon runners is low - unlike the first marathon, when it was 100%! | Centamin's Business Plan Aug 2000 Is Centamin's geological survey just ever so slightly out of date? | |
| The Singing Statue Sep 2000 The Colossi of Memnon greeted the dawn - but how was the magic worked? | The Age of the Sphinx Oct/Nov 2000 Was the Sphinx built thousands of years before the pyramid it guards? | |
| Iznik and the Trinity Oct 2000 Situated beside a beautiful lake, Iznik has seen fierce conflict - including theological. | Dangerous Dor Nov 2000 "Any port in a storm" is simply not true if the port in question is Dor! | |
| The Egyptian Blonde Dec/Jan 2001 If Jurassic Park were true, we might learn the answer to the mystery of the Egyptian blonde. | Antioch on the Move Dec 2000 Art from Antioch on the Orontes makes up a moveable exhibition in America. |
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