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Here\u2019s my round-up combining the latest<\/a> from the<\/a> blogosphere<\/a> on two key<\/a> archaeological<\/a> topics<\/a> that are featuring prominently in news<\/a> and blogs<\/a>: the Talpiot<\/a> tombs<\/a> and their<\/a> ossuaries<\/a>, and the conclusion<\/a> of the James ossuary<\/a> forgery<\/a> trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ James Tabor makes an attempt at satire, but I don\u2019t think it works very well<\/a>. He also draws attention to the release of new photos, and clarifies that some images previously circulated were created based on multiple photos taken from a variety of angles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bob Cargill discusses the base of the vase (or seaweed-engulfed head of Jonah)<\/a>, followed up by\u00a0 Steve Caruso depicting what happens when you adjust the angle\/perspective on the fish\/vase on the Talpiot ossuary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mark Goodacre spotted a mislabeled ossuary which had caused some confusion<\/a>. He provides further details from both himself and James Tabor in a follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Christopher Rollston discusses the four-line inscription on the ASOR blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s an article about the topic in the Jewish Daily Forward<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bible History Daily has reactions from Oded Golan<\/a> and Robert Deutsch (the latter says he plans to sue the IAA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The IAA response to the trial verdict has been reposted on the ASOR blog<\/a> (original here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Note that the article \u201cAuthenticity Examination of the Inscription on the Ossuary Attributed to James, Brother of Jesus\u201d is accessible online on Academia.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jim Davila reflects on the verdict<\/a>, as do\u00a0 Michael Heiser<\/a>, John Byron<\/a>, The Archaeological Review<\/a> and<\/a> many<\/a> others<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Matthew Kalman has reposted on his blog his pieces<\/a> in The Independent<\/a><\/em> and The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ferrell Jenkins sums up the current situation<\/a>: \u201cToday, and in the months to come, the reaction to this court decision will likely be along this line. Those who \u201cknew\u201d that the ossuary inscription was a fake, still think it is a fake. Those who thought the full inscription is genuine, still think it is genuine. Those who did not know whether the inscription was genuine or a fake still do not know. That is where I stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Channel 4 has a video on the subject<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bible and Interpretation<\/em> has collected a range of articles on the James ossuary and the trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"