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Here is another case of things being found where they wouldn't be expected, leaving people to wonder how they got there.
In 1952, a Scottish schoolboy, tasked with digging up potatoes as a form of punishment, made an incredible discovery: a 4,000-year-old ancient Egyptian statue crafted from red sandstone.
What was initially mistaken for a spud is now recognized as a "masterpiece of Egyptian sculpture" from the mid-12th Dynasty, which dates the artifact to anywhere from 1922 B.C. to 1874 B.C., according to the National Museums Scotland (NMS).
The statue's head was the first of several ancient Egyptian treasures discovered at Melville House, a property located in northeast Scotland's Fife county. Originally constructed in 1697 for the Earl of Melville, the site was turned into a private boarding school in the 20th century.
Subsequent discoveries in the area include a bronze votive statuette of the god Apis, found in 1966 during a physical education class, and a bronze figurine a student located with a metal detector and unearthed in 1984, Knewz.com reported.
Intrigued, Royal Scottish Museum researchers visited Melville House and uncovered even more priceless artifacts, including part of a figurine depicting the Goddess Isis nursing her son Horus as well as a plaque featuring the "Eye of Horus." In total, 18 ancient Egyptian objects have been excavated from the property, Live Science reported...
Intrigued, Royal Scottish Museum researchers visited Melville House and uncovered even more priceless artifacts, including part of a figurine depicting the Goddess Isis nursing her son Horus as well as a plaque featuring the "Eye of Horus." In total, 18 ancient Egyptian objects have been excavated from the property, Live Science reported...
The prevailing theory now suggests that antique collectors in the 19th century collected these rare objects.
Alexander, Lord Balgonie, heir to Melville House, may have brought them back after a trip to Egypt in 1856, a time when Egyptian dealers commonly sold artifacts to tourists, according to NMS...
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Yesterday I posted some information about a Maltese Cross found on the wreck of the Mary Rose. DJ sent me some more information on the Maltese Cross
This emblem had its beginning during the Crusades and was the symbol of the knights of that period. The knights were designing a shield that wouldn’t be too cumbersome while riding horses into battle. The cross design was adopted and put into use by the early Knights of Malta. The Knights of Malta became a charitable, non-military organization during the 11th and 12th centuries, providing aid to the sick and poor and helping to set up numerous hospitals. They would later take up arms and join with the Knights of the Crusades in an effort to win back the Holy Land.
This new breed of knight was known as a flamboyant lot. They dressed in regal fashion to show their colors in a uniform manner. Large crimson-colored capes were worn over the suits of armor. Not only were the capes symbolic, but they also helped provide a defense against one of the newest weapons of war–fire. As invading forces attacked a castle, the defenders would throw containers of naphtha and other flammable liquids. Once the armies were soaked, a torch would be hurled at the attackers, igniting their fuel-soaked clothing.
With their fellow troops engulfed in fire, the Knights of Malta would approach on horseback, rip off their capes, and use them to extinguish the flames on their burning fellow fighters.
As a reward for their bravery, the cross worn by those Knights was decorated and inscribed by their admirers. It came to be known as the most honorable badge of acclaim that could adorn a uniform.
The legend of the Maltese cross grew as it became associated with the admirable qualities of loyalty, bravery and defender of the weak. Today, firefighters across the country wear the time-honored Maltese cross on their uniform and apparatus.
Here is the link for more about that.
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Looks like we could be getting some high surf later in the coming week.
Keep an eye on that.
Good hunting
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