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The most precious and rare artefacts dating back to the Sumerian civilisation were either destroyed or stolen. Entire libraries from all branches of knowledge were emptied in a matter of days. And whatever was not stolen was burnt and turned to ashes by special chemical components. It was as if someone wanted to prevent a future rebirth of the nation, by depriving the new generations from the country’s immense culture heritage. PSTV.tv – The New American Century
Researchers point to thousands of carvings and other depictions of strange winged creatures and other semi-human beasts that commonly appear on ancient walls and artefacts. Ancient Aliens s2e13: Angels and Aliens, History 2010
Researchers point to thousands of carvings and other depictions of strange winged creatures and other semi-human beasts that commonly appear on ancient walls and artefacts. Ancient Aliens s2e13: Angels and Aliens, History 2010
Luminous relics in the shape of human skulls. Other-wordly artefacts believed by some to hold many secrets. Are they an elaborate hoax? Or could they reveal extraterrestrial secrets? Ancient Aliens s6e2: The Crystal Skulls
These mysterious crystal artefacts continue to draw large crowds. ibid.
Hundreds of crystal skulls found around the world – according to legend there are only 13 believed to possess mystical power. ibid.
According to Crystal Skull enthusiasts, as many as 12 of the 13 authentic skulls have been discovered, and are in private collections. ibid.
Most mainstream scientists now argue they are all modern creations. ibid.
A 2,000 year old computer. Giant power-plants. And weapons more powerful than anything that exists today. Throughout the world there are artefacts and stories that point to advanced technology in the different past. Ancient Aliens s8e3: Mysterious Devices, History 2014
Cultural artefacts obliterated. Irreplaceable texts reduced to smouldering ash. And sacred lands looted under the cover of darkness. Throughout history mankind’s most ancient and sacred sites have been plagued by conflict and warfare. But could this constant turmoil really be part of an other-wordly agenda? Ancient Aliens s10e10: The Forbidden Zones [US commentary]
‘It is absolutely barbaric.’ ibid. Giorgio
Since 1990 the Middle East has seen the destruction of cultural heritage on an unprecedented scale. ibid.
Forbidden Zones on planet Earth: areas that extraterrestrials want to keep humans from exploring. But if so, why? ibid.
A hammer from an astonishing age. Strange figures of unknown origins. A sophisticated computing device recovered from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. Throughout the world artefacts have been found that defy explanation. Is it possible they were purposely left behind by alien visitors? Ancient Aliens s16e7: Impossible Artefacts, History 2020
Crystal Skull, Belize; Dogu Statue, Japan; Nano-Spiral, Russia, Ica Stone, Peru; Antikythera Device, Greece; Dropa Stone, China. ibid.
Ancient carvings that resemble flying machines, and strange masks depicting other-worldly beings found all across the globe. ibid.
A mysterious metal object they defies explanation. An ancient stone carving that may possess advanced technology … We’ve investigated the world’s oldest and most incredible relics in person. Ancient Aliens on location s18e15: Mysterious Artifacts
The [aluminium] Wedge of Aiud … Stele of Honduras … Strange blue stones called Sky Stones … The mysterious statues and carving found throughout the Marquesas Islands … Strange skulls made of crystal … ibid.
Not a single artefact has been found that could be definitively linked to the Biblical exodus. The Bible Uncovered: Exodus/Riddles of the Bible: Exodus Revealed
The story begins in 2001. A professor from the Jerusalem University receives a call from a mysterious person who refuses to give his real name. And asks this professor to come to a hotel in Jerusalem ... He opens up the briefcase. Takes out a gorgeous piece of black stone with ancient writing on it, and asks the two professors to authenticate the piece. Boaz Gaon, Ma-ariv Newspaper
We couldn’t find anything that would lead us to the conclusion that it was a forgery. Dr Amnon Rosenfeld, Geological Survey of Israel
The Temple was built to house the Ark of the Covenant. Horizon: King Solomon’s Tablet of Stone, BBC 2004
In July 2001 a unique inscribed tablet of stone mysteriously appeared in Israel. It was an archaeological marvel that seemed to solve one of the Bible’s great riddles. Tested by some of Israel’s top scientists it revealed that in the heart of Jerusalem three thousand years ago one of the legends of the ancient world had really existed – the magnificent Temple of Solomon. ibid.
The geologists studying the stone found that the patina was continuous across the front of the stone ... The patina contained tiny flecks of gold. Just what you’d expect from a stone that had been through a fire in a temple lined with gold. In January 2003 the Geological Survey official pronounced the stone to be genuine. ibid.
Where did the stone come from? ... The whole area is far too politically sensitive for archaeology ... It was then that the saga of the stone became very mysterious indeed. ibid.
Oded Golan is a businessman and renowned collector. Owner of Israel’s largest collection of antiquities. He explained that he wasn’t the owner of the stone and that he didn’t know where it was. He had just been involved as a middleman. ibid.
In 2002 one very special ossuary appeared. Inscribed on the side were the words James, Son of Joseph, brother of Jesus. It was heralded as the first physical evidence of Jesus Christ and caused a worldwide sensation ... Strangely, the owner was Oded Golan. ibid.
The Israeli authorities were also suspicious. They raided Golan’s apartment and store-houses. There they found the ossuary perched on a toilet. And they also unearthed the illusive stone. ibid.
The focus of their attention was the patina ... Yuval Goren is a professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University. And a geologist. He has a detailed knowledge of both Biblical archaeology and the rocks of the Jerusalem area. ibid.
How could the patina on the front of the stone be different from that on the back? ... The patina from within the carved letters. Strangely, it didn’t seem to be bonded to the stone in any natural way at all. ibid.
Alarmed by what he found with the stone Professor Goren turned his attention to the James’ ossuary. Again he found a similar story. A freshly cut inscription with an artificial patina applied over the top. On 18th June 2003 the Israeli authorities delivered their verdict. ibid.
In the summer of 2003 after the biggest archaeological investigation in Israeli police history Oded Golan was taken into custody. It was then that investigators realised they could be dealing with more than just the stone and the ossuary. When police searched Golan’s apartment they found a hidden workshop filled with tools and half-made artefacts. ibid.
It is very freshly cut. You can see even the little lines, the little parallel lines of either the chisel of even maybe a drill, an electric drill. Professor Yuval Goren
It is a little Pomegranate made of the tooth of the hippopotamus ... The inscription was engraved on it when it was already broken. It is probably a fake, probably a forgery. Professor Yuval Goren, Tel Aviv University
In 2002 one of these ancient bone boxes became the centre of world-wide media attention ... James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus. The ancient bone-box was hailed as the final resting place for St James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth. And the first archaeological evidence linked to Jesus himself. It caused a sensation ... And its owner was Oded Golan. The Solomon Treasures
In recent years a series of extraordinary finds has been found in the Holy Land. These astonishing discoveries are linked to some of the most famous events in the Bible. They appear to be new evidence for the burial of Jesus. And for the legendary Temple of Solomon. ibid.
And it was here more than twenty-five years ago in Jerusalem’s Antiquities Market that one of the most remarkable artefacts in the Holy Land’s history first came to light: it was a tiny object, just four centimetres long, badly damaged and no-one knew where it came from. But it would be hailed as a unique piece of history. It became known as the Ivory Pomegranate. It was thought to be the ornamental tip of a priest’s ceremonial staff. But what amazed the experts was the inscription: Holy to the Priests of the House of God. It suggested that this exquisite little object was used by priests in the first temple of Jerusalem, which according to the Bible, was built by King Solomon ... There was no independent evidence apart from the Bible that Solomon’s Temple actually existed. ibid.
According to Biblical history the Temple was destroyed by fire in 586 B.C. by invaders from Babylon. The Western Wall where Jewish pilgrims come to pray is all that’s left of a second temple built on the same site as King Solomon’s Temple by King Herod the Great. ibid.
So the Pomegranate was an extraordinary find. The tiny artefact with a large chip on one side was the first physical link to the first Temple of Solomon. But was the Pomegranate authentic? ... When the Museum tried to track down the owner, they came up against a wall: the Pomegranate had already changed hands ... The Pomegranate was returned to Jerusalem and there in the Israel Museum along with such priceless national treasures as the Dead Sea Scrolls it was given pride of place. An authentic link to King Solomon’s Temple. ibid.
The inscription on the shiny black stone describe repairs made to the Temple of Solomon by a king called Jehoash in the 8th century B.C. If it was genuine, it was priceless. Like the Ivory Pomegranate it seemed to confirm that Solomon’s Temple actually existed. Better still, it provided unique confirmation of events in the Old Testament ... All the stranger would reveal was it was found near the Temple Mount. ibid.
They found the surface contained tiny flecks of charcoal – which proved to be over two thousand years old. And they found tiny specks of gold – just what might be expected if it had survived a fire when the gold-encrusted Temple of Solomon was destroyed. ibid.
In 2002 one of these ancient bone boxes became the centre of world-wide media attention ... James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus. The ancient bone-box was hailed as the final resting place for St James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth. And the first archaeological evidence linked to Jesus himself. It caused a sensation ... And its owner was Oded Golan. ibid.
Oded Golan: Golan has been collecting ancient artefacts since he was a boy. He admitted he had been helping to sell the missing stone tablet but denied he had ever been its owner. But authorities were not convinced by the story. And what made them highly suspicious was that the same collector Oded Golan had recently been involved with another sensational discovery that suddenly appeared. ibid.
With allegations of fakery flying around, the authorities decided to crack down. Police and Antiquity Authority agents raided Oded Golan’s home. They found an incriminating photograph of the collector clutching the missing Jehoash tablet, which he had always denied owning. They made him hand it over then confiscated the ossuary too. The artefacts and their collector were about to be subjected to intensive scrutiny ... In charge of the investigation was Professor Yuval Goren of Tel Aviv University. He began with the stone tablet ... But when Goren examined the patina he found it was different on the front to the back of the stone. The patina on the front did indeed appear to come from Jerusalem but instead of being bonded to the stone, it lifted off quite easily. ibid.
He [Goren] concluded that someone had taken an old stone from somewhere else and carved an inscription on the front which had then been concealed under a new artificial patina. He could even see evidence that the carving was recent. And what of the ancient charcoal and traces of gold which had convinced earlier scientists? Goren concluded they had simply been added to the artificial patina applied to the front of the stone. The he turned to the Brother of Jesus Ossuary. The bone-box itself appears to be genuine. The stone was covered by a chalky patina. Just what he’d expect if it had spent many years in an underground tomb. But the patina in the grooves of the inscription was different. Like the Jehoash Tablet it was not firmly bonded to the surface. It looked as if the engraver had cut through the original patina then filled in the grooves with a new material to make it look ancient. On June 18th 2003 the Israel Antiquities Authority goes public. Both objects are declared fake. It hits the headlines worldwide. Experts who authenticated the artefacts have their names dragged through the mud. But more damning evidence comes to light when police and authority inspectors raid Oded Golan’s premises again. They find engraving tools, chemicals and soil samples taken from sites all over Israel together with scores of artefacts; many look freshly minted or half finished. ibid.