home news & events book reviews archive contact & info subscribe The Last Days of Jesus New research offers a radical reinterpretation of the events surrounding the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. A leading biblical scholar argues that archaeological remains indicate that, rather than the traditional site on Mount Zion, the trial of Jesus actually took place well to the south-west. full feature link Jerusalem at the time of Jesus in AD 30. Photo: Vered Shatil.   Iron Age Rock Art Panel Discovered in Portugal A tablet inscribed with 86 characters of the undeciphered Southwest Script has been placed on display in Almodovar, Portugal. The tablet was possibly a gravestone for a prominent member of Tartessian society, a trading people who played a major role in the supply of tin from Britain to the Mediterranean during the Iron Age. full feature link Stone tablet engraved with the Southwest Script, Almodovar, southern Portugal.   Roman Marble Relief Discovered at Herculaneum Maintenance work in Herculaneum recently uncovered a marble relief depicting Dionysiac scenes. The beautifully carved relief has been restored and is currently on display in the Archaeological Museum in Naples. full feature link Marble Dionysiac relief discovered at Herculaneum. Photo: Soprintendenza Speciale per I Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei.   Spectacular Byzantine Discoveries in Israel A large bath-house dating to the 4th or 5th century AD, has been unearthed in southern Israel. Meanwhile, near Jerusalem, another team of archaeologists have recently excavated a Byzantine church decorated with an interesting geometric patterned mosaic pavement. full feature link Geometric floor mosaic with Aramaic inscription. Photo: Daniel Ein Mor, Israel Antiquities Authority.   The Social History of Roman Art / Peter Stewart Indo-Roman Trade: From Pots to Pepper / Roberta Tomber Lindow Man / Jody Joy Portland Vase Interpretations / Dr Jerome M. Eisenberg International Phaistos Disk Conference 2008 - Abstracts Focus on Iraq - Looting the National Museum of Iraq / Dr Jerome M. Eisenberg The following articles appear in the MAY/JUN 2009 issue of MINERVA   Assyrian Palace Sculptures at the British Museum / Paul Collins Akhenaton & Pharaonic Art in Turin / Dalu Jones Egyptomania: The Artistic Legacy of Ancient Egypt / Tom Hardwick Egyptian Coptic and Pagan Sculptures: A Re-evaluation / Jerome M. Eisenberg Ancient Gemstones by Master Engravers at the Getty Villa / Jerome M. Eisenberg Pirates of the Ancient Mediterranean: Echoes of the Past in the Present / James Beresford Redisplaying Greece and Rome at the Fitzwilliam Museum / Lucilla Burn and Julie Dawson Herculaneum Revisited: 300 Years of Excavations / Dalu Jones Storied Walls: Murals of the Americas / Irina Grechko Pictish Symbol Stones: A Medieval Enigma / Iain Fraser The 10th Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation / Patricia Witts Archaeological Report from Philadelphia / Jerome M. Eisenberg Editor-in-Chief Dr Mark Merrony Editor Dr James Beresford Publisher Myles Poulton Managing Editor Sophie Mackenzie Art Director Nick Riggall Designers Lyndon Williams Debra Foster Editorial Associate Georgina Read   website by Claverton Media © MINERVA 2010. no reproduction without publisher's consent
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