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zimbabwe: cold water on the solomon theory

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dave

Who built Zimbabwe? Some say King Solomon himself. Others claimed the Queen of Sheba. Archaeologists say they have known the right answer for years… …On and on the dreamers rambled until at last, in 1905, the British Association dispatched a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged David Randall-MacIver, Dr. D. Randall-MacIver Zimbabwe, Dr. Randall-MacIver, Flinders Petrie, h. rider haggard, Karl Mauch German explorer, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Peter Garlake, R.N. Hall The Ancient Ruins of Rhodesia, The Great Zimbabwe Ruins | Leave a comment

zimbabwe: mystic rites and pious orgies

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dave

Who built Zimbabwe? And why did such an obscure archaeological question be of such lively general interest? … The thesis was that Zimbabwe’s main structure could not have been built later than 1100 B.C. The book was an assault on … Continue reading →

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zimbabwe: ruining the great ruins

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dave

Who built the great ruins of Zimbabwe? Was it King Solomon himself as Karl Mauch the German explorer claimed, or was it the Queen of Sheba? Archaeologists claim to have known the answer all along… German explorer Karl Mauch asserted … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged h. rider haggard, josh bernstein, Karl Mauch German explorer, Karl Peters explorer, King Solomon Zimbabwe, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Queen of Sheba, The Great Zimbabwe Ruins | Leave a comment

zimbabwe: finding havilah

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave

Who built the Great Ruins of Zimbabwe? …Almost until the end of the nineteenth century, no white man had ever seen anything like Zimbabwe. After 1890, however, when Rhodes Pioneer Column moved into the land later named Rhodesia after him, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Allan Quartermain, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes Rhodesia, David Randall-MacIver, Flinders Petrie, Gertrude Caton-Thomas, Great Ruins of Zimbabwe, h. rider haggard, Havilah The Bible, Joseph Albrecht, Karl Mauch German explorer, Karl Peters explorer, King Solomon, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, R.N. Hall The Ancient Ruins of Rhodesia, Rhodesia Ancient Ruins Ltd., Rider Haggard | Leave a comment

zimbabwe: solomon’s temple

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave

Who built the Great Ruins of Zimbabwe? Some say King Solomon, and others the Queen of Sheba. A person’s answer is likely to be taken as a quick index to their political bias, especially in formerly white rules Rhodesia where … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Render German trader, Great Ruins of Zimbabwe, h. rider haggard, Karl Mauch German explorer, Karl Peters explorer, King Solomon Zimbabwe, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Queen of Sheba, The Great Zimbabwe Ruins | Leave a comment

all that glitters is not….

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Dave

The lure of gold. How much gold did King Solomon have. According to the Bible and some forensic accounting there was at least twenty million ounces and it could run as high as 220 million ounces. King David was also … Continue reading →

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graphic junyard dog: the way we were

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Art

Used books…..the lost pleasure of sifting through shelves of dusty old volumes… by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): Something has broken down out there in the used book world. since the advent of Ebay, old cool used book sales have moved … Continue reading →