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Ancient Gold Ring With Early Image Of Jesus Found In Roman Shipwreck

The octagonal gold ring dates to the third century and is inlaid with a green gemstone that has an image of Jesus as the "good shepherd" carved into it. Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe ring depicts Jesus as the “good shepherd.” Almost two thousand years ago, a powerful storm off the coast of Caesarea in present-day Israel wrecked a ship. Now, archeologists have recovered treasures from that ship’s hull — including a rare gold ring adorned with an early symbol of Jesus Christ.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, From Aviation Pioneer To Celebrated Author

The wife of Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh accomplished incredible feats both in the air and on the page that all too often went overshadowed by both her husband’s success and the personal tragedies she endured.Too often, history remembers women for their relationship to the men in their lives. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of FDR. Jennie Jerome, mother of Winston Churchill. Such is the case of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who most know as the wife of aviator Charles Lindbergh and the mother of the infamous Lindbergh baby.

Dune Restoration Workers Unearth WWII Bunkers In Belgian Park

Workers removing invasive plants during a dune restoration project in Knokke, Belgium's Willemspark discovered three World War II bunkers just inches beneath the sand.Sam De Decker and Kris Vandevorst/Immovable Heritage AgencyOne fully excavated bunker. Archaeologists have discovered three World War II bunkers and several other artifacts from the era at Willemspark in Knokke, Belgium. The coastal town of Knokke is about 70 miles northwest of the capital city of Brussels.

Ears To Genitals And Everything Between

Nose Piercings An Indian woman dons a nose ring. Image Source: Pathos The first recorded mention of nose rings is in Genesis 24:22. When Abraham decides to find a wife for his son Isaac, he chooses Rebekah, and gives her a gold nose ring to seal the deal. According to The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body by Desmond Morris, “it is still a common practice among the Berber and Bedouin peoples of North Africa and the Middle East, where the husband gives his bride a gold nose ring when they are married.

Epileptic Man Has Part Of Brain Removed, Says He No Longer Feels Fear

Jody Smith walked out of the hospital with a newfound sense of confidence — and has since faced down cliff edges and muggers without so much as breaking a sweat.Jody SmithSmith was released three days after surgery. Jody Smith was 26 years old when he was diagnosed with epilepsy — and relieved. With a childhood full of seizures that he didn’t realize were epileptic, he was glad to have some answers.