Thousand Year Old Book of Psalms Found in Ireland
A thousand-year-old Book of Psalms has been discovered by a construction worker in a bog in Ireland.
The eagle-eyed worker was using a backhoe to dig up potting soil in central Ireland last week when he spotted the leather-bound book.
Experts called to the site were amazed to find an ancient Psalter Book of Psalms lying in the mud. The archaeologists won't say exactly where the book was found until they are finished investigating the site.
About 20 pages long and written in Latin, the book has been dated to between A.D. 800 and 1000.
It is the first early medieval text to be discovered in Ireland in 200 years, the archaeologists say.
The book was found open, perhaps rather portentously, to Psalm 83, in which God hears of nations' attempts to wipe out the name of Israel.
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The book is now being stored in refrigeration at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.
So far experts have been concentrating on studying the page that was left exposed.
Next they have to identify the safest way to turn the pages without damaging or destroying them. It may be many months before scholars get to see a new page.
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Source: National Geographic
The eagle-eyed worker was using a backhoe to dig up potting soil in central Ireland last week when he spotted the leather-bound book.
Experts called to the site were amazed to find an ancient Psalter Book of Psalms lying in the mud. The archaeologists won't say exactly where the book was found until they are finished investigating the site.
About 20 pages long and written in Latin, the book has been dated to between A.D. 800 and 1000.
It is the first early medieval text to be discovered in Ireland in 200 years, the archaeologists say.
The book was found open, perhaps rather portentously, to Psalm 83, in which God hears of nations' attempts to wipe out the name of Israel.
[...]
The book is now being stored in refrigeration at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.
So far experts have been concentrating on studying the page that was left exposed.
Next they have to identify the safest way to turn the pages without damaging or destroying them. It may be many months before scholars get to see a new page.
[...]
Source: National Geographic
posted by Spitfire at 9:35 AM
1 Comments:
do you think it was really ages ago?
if so, its really amazing!
i hope scholars will find the answers as soon as possible
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