Friday, August 3, 2012

Newly unearthed ancient sculptures linked to Bible

[Ottawa Citizen]  Canadian team finds bearded, wild-eyed figure buried in Turkey. The latest find - the exquisitely preserved head and torso of a figure that would have stood four metres tall in the historical Neo-Hittite city of Kunulua - exemplifies a monumental sculptural tradition referenced in the Bible, including passages that describe the "graven images" created in the "kingdoms of the idols" north of ancient Israel.