Research Sources from Brit-Am Now nos. 701-750
Contents:
A1. Sundry Notes of Interest
A2. Love Spoons in Wales and Egypt
A3. Jews of Ireland and Ulster
A4. Megaliths in the Golan
A5. Isaiah chs.51-55 Highlights
A. Â Dolmens
A7. Michael Smith: Phoenicians in Spain
A8. DNA. English NOT the same as North Germans
A9. Immanuel Velikovsky:Â Is Baal Bak in Lebanon Ancient Dan?
A10 Graphic Comparison of Phoenician and Viking Ships
A11 New Dolmen [Israelite?] site discovered in Syria
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A1. Sundry Notes of Interest
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"Brit-Am Now"-701
http://www.britam.org/now/701Now.html
1. Were The Celts More Advanced Than the Romans?
9. New Information on Australian Victory?
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"Brit-Am Now"-705
http://www.britam.org/now/705Now.html
1. Changing Head Shapes
(a) in North America
(b) in Israel
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"Brit-Am Now"-710
http://www.britam.org/now/710Now.html
2. Iraq: Part of the Divine Plan for Israelite Colonization?
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A2. Love Spoons in Wales and Egypt
"Brit-Am Now"-723
http://www.britam.org/now/723Now.html
2. Wales and "Egyptian" love spoons
http://www.informationwales.co.uk/
Site has interesting short notes on wales.
Also depicts love spoons.
These originated in Egypt
see
Bob Quinn, The Atlantean Irish" (2005) who compares photos of love spoons from Egypt
to those of Wales.
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A3. Jews of Ireland and Ulster
"Brit-Am Now"-725
http://www.britam.org/now/725Now.html
5. Irish Jews can now wear chainmail and leather armor:
http://volokh.com/posts/1142477277.shtml
Ireland has repealed its law, enacted in 1181, which forbade Jews from possessing armor.
The Irish law was almost certainly based on the Assize of Arms, which was promulgated by England's King Henry II in 1181. At the time, England claimed sovereignty over Ireland, so presumably the Assize remained part of Irish laws, even after Irish independence was recognized in 1921.
Other sections of the Assize of Arms required freemen to possess weapons and armor, with the particular implements depending on the subject's socioeconomic rank. The Assize was one of many examples of the English policy of relying on a widely-armed populace for national defense.
The Jewish section of the Assize stated:
[7. Item, no Jew shall keep in his possession a shirt of mail or a hauberk (an armored shirt made of mail or leather), but he shall sell it or give it away or alienate it in some other way, so that it shall remain in the king's service.
6. The Jews of Ulster and Ulster
http://headheeb.blogmosis.com/archives/014565.html
There's an old joke told in Northern Ireland about a guy in Belfast who is stopped by a ruffian and asked his religion.
Wanting to avoid trouble all around, he responds, "I'm Jewish."
Without missing a beat, the ruffian says, "Fine. A Catholic Jew or a Protestant Jew?"
Rarely do punch lines highlight such truths. Northern Ireland is a deeply religious country, a rarity in Western Europe. In this nation your church defines you, even if your church happens to be a synagogue, mosque or Buddhist temple.
There are about 600 Jews living in Northern Ireland, down from 16,000 in the 1960s. They try to stay neutral in the conflict between Catholics and Protestants, but sometimes it finds them:
For some Protestants, the alliance with Jews has more to do with religious ideology than political expedience. They view their ties to the Jews in the context of religion and history.
"There is a movement in Protestantism that sees the Jewish people as an integral part of the Christian salvation. They believe the second coming is impossible without first the ingathering of the Jews to Israel," Richardson says.
[...]
Billy Logan, a well-known Unionist with moderate views, is head of a Protestant group called the Royal Black Institution, which adheres to a literal interpretation of the Bible.
He says, "I believe from ancient times the Jewish people have a right to a homeland. I fervently support Israel and we consider ourselves true friends of our Jewish neighbors."
By contrast, the Catholics, as a minority struggling for reunification with the mostly Catholic Republic of Ireland, often draw parallels between their struggle and that of the Palestinians.
In a country where colors have the kind of significance usually associated with gang warfare, both Unionists and Republicans have adopted the corresponding banners of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Belfast, each side has flown the flag of its respective Middle East proxy.
The incongruity of the blue-and-white Israeli flag flying alongside the Union Jack and other Loyalist banners and the green of the Palestinian flag flying alongside the Irish Tricolor has some Belfast Jews somewhat bemused.
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A4. Megaliths in the Golan
"Brit-Am Now"-729
http://www.britam.org/now/729Now.html
4. Megalithic ('dolmen") similarities between the
Golan in Israel and Britain
http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/maa_journal/Issues/current%20issue/PAZ.pdf
THE MEGALITHIC MANIFESTATION OF
THE URBAN PROCESS AT THE GOLAN
DURING THE EARLY BRONZE AGE
YITZHAK PAZ
Tel-Aviv University
[Extracts]
The Golans settlement pattern resembles
settlement phenomena over the world.
Isolated sites that were located on hilly and
rocky terrain are known as Hill-Forts. They
are very common in Western Europe,
especially in Britain (Cunliffe 1974; Forde-
Johnston 1976; Bradley 1991).
The most impressive monument found in
the Golan is Rogem Hiri (from Arabic stone
heap of the wild cat). The site is unique in
every aspect. No equivalent of this complex
was ever found in the southern Levant or
elsewhere in the Near East. The only known
monument that share some resemblance may
be Stonehenge, being erected more or less at
the same time that Rogem Hiri existed (the
third millennium BC).
Rogem Hiri was initially detected through
flight over the Golan height in 1968, and was
excavated for few seasons since 1988
(Mizrachi 1992; 1996). The site is comprised
of a central tumulus, surrounded by four
concentric walls linked by radial walls. The
central tumulus appeared to be a cairn
covering a megalithic tomb. The diameter of
the outer circle is 155m., the concentric walls
were very massive, ca. 3m. wide. The whole
complex had two entrances: a north-eastern
and a south-eastern one.
The exact nature and meaning of the
unique impressive megalithic site is not yet
known. Some scholars try to interpret it as an
observatotbry, or a cultic center (Mizrachi
1992; Zohar 1992).
It appears, that many of the megalithic
cemeteries, dolmen fields and other
monuments that are found in the southern
Levant are located along the Syrian-African
rift, from the Dead Sea to northern Syria, a
phenomenon well illustrated by Zohar (1989,
fig. 1).
In addition to the megalithic phenomena
that characterize the Golan, (close to the
northern edge of the megalithic landscape)
one should note, for example. the various
megalithic features that were found during the
Moab and Ard el-Kerak survey (close to the
southern edge of the megalithic landscape),
recently discussed by Worschech (2002). At
this region, many megalithic elements, like
cromlechs, dolmens, menhirs and other burial
structures were found, some of them could be
dated to the Early Bronze Age (Worschech
2002, 57-58).
See the Brit-Am articles on dolmens, the Ten Tribes,
and the Prophecies of Jeremiah
http://britam.org/dolmen.html
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A5. Isaiah chs.51-55 Highlights
5. Isaiah chs.51-55 Highlights
They who seek righteousness are called upon to seek the Source (51:1), Abraham and Sarah (51:2). God will bless Zion and make her fertile (51:3).  THE ISLES (i.e. the Lost Ten Tribes) SHALL WAIT UPON ME (51:5). Peoples and cultures that owed a lot to Jerusalem and all it stands for abandoned Jerusalem and the Jewish people (51:8). The enemies who oppressed the Jews and Jerusalem will be requited and vengeance taken upon them (51:23). The Assyrians oppressed both Judah and ten tribed Israel though the Ten Tribes were the ones the Assyrians exiled. The Assyrians forced them to accept the Assyrian religion. They were already practising pagans to a large degree and heavily influenced by the surrounding Canaanites and Middle East cults. These were similar to the Greek ones that were derived from the same sources.
The Lost Ten Tribes are not keeping the faith of Moses nor are they acknowledging their true identity (52:4). As long as the Ten Tribes do not know of their origins and do not turn back to the God of Israel it is as if they were taken away. For this reason the name of God is blasphemed and people do not own up to the truth of the Bible (52:5). Israel is the servant of God (52:13). The Jews were despised and treated as sub-humans. People were astounded at the depths the Jews were reduced to (52:14). They will be astounded that they whom they had treated with such contempt had all along been the favored children of God Almighty (52:15).   The Jew suffered due to other people. He was the first victim, the eternal scape-goat for the faults and misfortunes of others.
The Gentiles will admit that Judah was considered accursed yet his affliction was due to our imposing upon him the results of our own calamities (Isaiah 53:4). The Jew was punished for the sins of others (53:5). The Jew often succeeded in dedicating himself to the Law when he could. When he was forced (by outsiders) or seduced to abandon it he applied his energies in other directions: in jurisprudence, trade, science, philosophy, philanthropy. The Messiah shall come from Judah. The Jew has a natural instinct to reform things, to rectify the world. When the Jew is deprived of Torah this instinct can be misdirected. Sometimes it does good and on occasion it can do damage. Either way the Jew is hated by many Gentiles merely because he is active, is different and stands out.
The sins of others are transposed onto the Jew (53:11). In the Last Days Judah shall be rich and powerful and a great nation. Amongst the greatest that exist.
AND HE SHALL DIVIDE THE SPOIL WITH THE STRONG: Judah shall be a military might, an old lion who must be dealt with carefully and with respect.
 AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS; Jews were accused and still are of all the sins under the sun and still more and of being criminals and controlling all the crime and mischief of the world.
"Conspiracy Theories" are in effect a cloak for the old brand of Jew-hatred.
 AND HE BARE THE SIN OF MANY, Not only was Judah made responsible for the sins of others but he also took upon himself to make retribution for the faults of others.
AND MADE INTERCESSION FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS. Jews champion the oppressed and seek to help whoever needs help even when those who are in need were the cause of their own downfall (53:12). This is still mainly on Judah who will return prior to the Ten Tribes and prepare the way for them. Judah will rebuild the waste places (54:3). God was angry but HE will yet have mercy (54:8). The art of enameling can be traced from Israel and Phoenicia to the Celts of Britain and Anglo-Saxons with the same methods and the same styles. This appears to have been unique to these peoples (54:11). The Messiah will be a descendant of David (55:3). We all need to repent and can do so and our repentance will be accepted (55:5-7). All words of Prophecy will be fulfilled (55:11). Instead of a curse, a blessing and a good life will come forth (55:13).
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A. A6 Dolmens
"Brit-Am Now"-730
http://www.britam.org/now/730Now.html
2. Dolmens in Israel
(a) Galilee
http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/maa_journal/Issues/current%20issue/STEPANSKY.pdf
Nice silhouette of Dolmen in Israel
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Middle_East/Israel/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Israel-BR-1.html
(b) Golan
http://www.bibleplaces.com/golanheights.htm
Some Nice pictures
Astronomy and the Megaliths
Star Watching in Ancient Israel
 http://archaeology.about.com/od/archaeoastronomy/a/rujmelhiri.htm>http://archaeology.about.com/od/archaeoastronomy/a/rujmelhiri.htm
The Geometry and Astronomy of Rujm al-Hiri
http://www.stady.tau.ac.il/aveni-mizrachi-final.pdf
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A7. Michael Smith: Phoenicians in Spain
"Brit-Am Now"-731
http://www.britam.org/now/731Now.html
1. Michael Smith: Phoenicians in Spain
My grandmother gave me a National Geographic magazine today that
she's saved, and the date of the issue is August, 1924. In it is an
interesting article about tombs (and one in particular) excavated in
Cadiz, Spain between 1887 and 1890 that are claimed to be Phoenician
and dating to the period 1400 to 1100 B.C. I will scan and post a
picture from the magazine of one sarcophagus in particular, and put
it in the files section.
As the issue is from 1924, I am a little skeptical, but the relevant
portions of the article reads as follows:
first, the heading under the picture of the sarcophagus excavated in
1887 reads:
"A Phoenician Tomb, Probably that of the First High Priest of the
Phoenician Colony of Cadiz
A marble sarcophagus of from 1400 to 1100 B.C. was discovered in
1887 while leveling the ground for the maritime exposition outside
the city walls. The sculptured figure resembles an ancient Assyrian
(curls), while the features are Semitic. The tomb probably stood in
a niche of the Temple of Hercules. It is thought that a Greek
sculptor was employed to create this figure in advance of the
priest's death."
the relevant part of the main article reads:
"Cadiz is Spain's Chief Atlantic Port
With its splendid harbor and modern docks, the peninsular city is
Spain's chief Atlantic port. There are two large shipyards outside
the walls, but they were idle at the time of my visit.
It was while laying out one of these shipyards, in 1890, that the
second of a series of great archeological discoveries was made.
Three years before, while leveling the ground for the Maritime
Exposition, the first of the tombs were unearthed.
These proved to be of the earliest Phoenician period. The most
important find was a tomb containing the marvelously carved marble
casket of a priest of the Temple of Hercules, which once stood on a
shore of Cadiz Bay. For years Dr. Pelayo Quintero Atauri, one of
Spain's foremost archeologists, has been laboriously patching
together the fragments of this strange story from out the mists of
the past.
There was, it seems, long centuries ago, a smaller island very
near to the land on which Cadiz now stands. Either on this smaller
island or at the base of the present peninsula stood the temple of a
race of sun-worshipers, whose high priest made human sacrifice. It
is the likeness of this priest, carved on the lid of the marble
sarcophagus, that I have seen in the Archeological Museum in Cadiz.
It is a most wonderful sarcophagus. So skillfully is the figure
carved that the man himself seems to lie before you. His features
are Semitic-eyelids heavy, lips full, nose curved. The curly hair
and beard are Assyrian.
He wears a long tunic and his feet are bare. His left hand
holds a human heart; his right is in the position to hold a knife,
although no knife is there. Thus is the priest depicted in the
supreme moment of sacrifice.
The marble probably came from Almeria, on the Mediterranean
coast of Spain. The sculptor was, perhaps, a Greek, who carved the
figure during the priest's lifetime. Within the casket a skeleton
was found.
In this and in many other tombs since unearthed have been found
beautifully engraved gold amulets, necklaces, bracelets, and funeral
rings. One of the seal rings carries an inscription as yet
untranslated. From the careful study of jewelry, weapons, and
pottery, the Cadiz scientist has made many deductions.
The temple still existed in the days of Augustus. Strabo wrote
of it; so did Pliny the Younger. The story of those who founded it,
those who for long centuries preserved it, is a fascinating one to
unravel."
And, the heading under the photograph of other tombs excavated:
"Phoenician Tombs Unearthed Near Cadiz
These burial places and many coins are practically the only relics
of the Phoenicians who flourished here more than a thousand years
before the Christian Era."
Other relevant portions of the article:
"...Halfway around the bay curve, between Algeciras and La Linea, is
the site of Carteia, one of the oldest cities in western Europe. It
was on of the first trading posts established by the Phoenicians.
To these earliest "commercial travelers" Spain owes its
name. "Span," or "Spania," they called it, the "remote,"
or "hidden," land.
It was sometime around 1400 B.C. that the Phoenicians, after
planting their colonies on the shores of the Mediterranean, dared at
last to sail past the Pillars of Hercules, here to found Carteia, in
the shadow of the great Rock, and Cadiz farther to the west.
Wheat, wine, wool, gold, silver, and lesser metals, salted eels
of Tartessus, and Tyrian tunny were now borne eastward from Spain."
Anyone have any thoughts or knowledge as to the sarcophagus or the
tombs excavated? They must still be in a museum somewhere in
Spain. I find it hard to believe that they date from before 1100
B.C., as is claimed, the Phoenicians are traditionally believed to
have made settlements in the south of the Iberian Peninsula c. 1100
B.C., although the archaeological evidence would indicate a date of
about 300 years later.
-Michael
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A8. DNA. English NOT the same as North Germans
"Brit-Am Now"-739
http://www.britam.org/now/739Now.html
3. New Brit-Am DNA Feature
English NOT the same as North Germans
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A9. Immanuel Velikovsky: Is Baal Bak in Lebanon Ancient Dan?
"Brit-Am Now"-742
http://www.britam.org/now/742Now.html
(f)Â Immanuel Velikovsky 1895-1979)
Baal Bak is Ancient Dan? (An Interesting and valuable article)
Extract:
Figures of Jupiter Heliopolitanus standing between two bullocks or calves have been found at Baalbek, dating from Roman times. [720] In addition, an image of a calf was also found. The only figure of an earlier time found in Baalbek is an image of a calf. Since it is to be expected that images found in an ancient temple are reproductions of the main deity worshipped in the holy enclosure, it is significant that the holy image in the temple of Baalbek was that of a calf, and of no other animal.
The name Baal-Bek (Baal-Bi'qa) is sometimes transmitted by Arab authors as Baal bikra, or Baal of the Steer or Calf, which is the way of folk etymology to adapt the name to the form of the worship practiced in the temple. This, together with the finding of the images of the calf in the area of the temple, strengthens the impression that the god of Baalbek was a calf.
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A10 Graphic Comparison of Phoenician and Viking Ships
"Brit-Am Now"-747
http://www.britam.org/now/747Now.html
1. Graphic Comparison of Phoenician and Viking Ships
For pictures comparing Phoenician and Viking Ships see:
http://www.britam.org/Questions/QuesScandinavia.html
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A11 New Dolmen [Israelite?] site discovered in Syria
"Brit-Am Now"-748
http://www.britam.org/now/748Now.html
1. New Dolmen [Israelite?] site discovered in Syria