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To: MythMan who wrote (214215)	1/13/2003 4:40:57 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Couple of kooks ... nypost.com

To: MythMan who wrote (214215)	1/13/2003 4:44:18 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

golden authenticity ... hmmm -- interesting guardian.co.uk >>``These specks of gold are not natural material, but a sign of human activity,'' said Bean. ``They could be from gold-plated objects in the home of a very rich man, or a temple. ... It's hard to believe that anyone would know how to do these things to make it look real.'' The stone itself was probably from the Dead Sea area and was originally whiter than its current dark gray, Bean said. Hershel Shanks, editor of the Washington-based Biblical Archaeology Review, said the tablet, if authentic, would be ``visual, tactile evidence that reaches across 2,800 years.'' Barkai said the inscription's resemblance to biblical passages ``has far-reaching implications of the historical importance of the biblical text.'' <<