The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others of Aegean style that have been uncovered during earlier seasons at the Canaanite palace in Kabri. "It was, without doubt, a conscious decision made by the city's rulers who wished to associate with Mediterranean culture and not adopt Syrian and Mesopotamian styles of art like other cities in Canaan did. The Canaanites were living in the Levant and wanted to feel European," explains Dr. Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa, who directed the excavations.Thanks to David Meadows at Explorator for the heads-up.
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...if you are very, very rich. (Most mss. of this age and quality are in national or university libraries and are not for sale at any price... -
From the New York Times, news of an edition of the Bible annotated solely with C.S. Lewis quotations: The Lewis Bible, available in cloth (1...
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