Crucifixion Burials
eric/cindy bach thebachs@fgi.net
Sat, 06 Feb 1999 04:39:53 -0600 (00918319193, 3.0.6.32.19990206043953.0079a100@fgi.net)
Hi Joe.
BACH wrote....
> I saw a television documentary that seems to bear out what Ed is
saying......that of all the burial sites
> that have been excavated in the ANME area, only one set of bones found in
an ossuary with others showed any obvious signs of death by
crucifixion.....it had a bent over metal spike still in place between bones
> of either the feet or hands as I recall. >>
>================
>Joe Alward:
>
>Oh, oh. I hope you're wrong about this Bach. I just read a post from
Crea that indicated that the skeleton from the ossuary had a spike driven
through
>the ankle bone, not "between" bones. Your comment goes directly to the
very heart of my question about the archaeological evidence Tyler has been
claiming
>virtually proves that burial of the remains of crucified persons virtually
never occurred.
BACH
Well, then totally disregard my comment, Joe. If Crea says that the spike
actually went through the ankle bone, I would go with that. I got my
information from casually watching a television program. All I know for
sure is that they discovered a bent over metal spike still somehow
associated to some degree with some bones discovered in an ossuary that
contained the bones of at least several dead people as I recall. I
indicated in my original post that I didn't know a whole lot about
this....I wasn't even sure whether it was a hand or a foot. I apologize if
my use of the phrase "between bones" was confusing to you or anybody else.
This video should be available if you want to actually view it for yourself
and make up your own mind. They showed the evidence very clearly as I
recall...I just can't remember what it showed. As I said, I was only
paying it casual attention....my wife and I were probably eating dinner
and/or talking together at the same time it was on.
A phone call to either A & E, the History Channel, or the Discovery Channel
would probably give you the information you want. I'll bet they would even
sell you a video copy of the program for $19.95 or so and you can watch it
as much as you like.
JOE
I've been trying to discover whether nails were almost always driven
through bone, or through flesh. If the latter, then there would be no
evidence to find, unless the remains had been mummified and showed nail holes
>through flesh.
BACH
Actually, I think any evidence of this type would be hard to find
regardless, Joe. My thought would be that they would try to drive nails
between bones because that would be easier. Anything made of metal,
however, would have been considered semi-precious in those days....even
something made of iron....like a spike. It would have been pulled out and
used again. From what little I remember about the TV show, the only reason
why the spike in question was found buried in the ossuary was because it
seemed to have hit a knot in the wood and bent over in such a way that made
pulling it out and reusing it impossible. As I remember, the theory was
that perhaps these particular bones, after being picked clean by animals of
course, may have actually been buried in the ossuary with the spike and
some of the wood intact. The wood would have, of course, desintegrated
over the years leaving only the spike and the bones.
Sorry I can't be of more help. I suggest that you make some phone calls and
see if you can't get the video of the program and view it for yourself!
Bones Bach
thebachs@fgi.net