Author: Jan Huisman
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Three alleged Auschwitz guards arrested in Germany, aged 88-94
It’s a race against time: Nazi hunters try to capture the last living nazi-criminals. The Second World War ended just under 70 years ago, and with the living nazi-criminals over 88 years old, approaching, they have to hurry. On a nation-wide nazi-hunt, German authorities captured three men last Wednesday, aged 88-94. They suspect to the…
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German archaeologists reveal spectacular ‘barbarian’ treasure
An amateur archaeologist looted an early medieval treasure site last week (DisputedPast reported). Officials of the German state Rhineland-Palantinate showed the treasure yesterday. Given the value of the precious golden and silver objects, it is easy to understand why the finder was reluctant to deliver the goods to the authorities. Fine golden ornaments, silver cutlery and other golden…
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Carbon-dating on Shroud of Turin maybe wrong, due to an earthquake
The shroud of Turin, a linen cloth with the alleged image of Jesus Christ, maybe thousands of years old after all. New research suggests that the carbon dating of 1988, that concluded that the shroud was only 728 years old, maybe influenced by an earthquake in 33 AD. Researchers from the Turin university state that…
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Scientific proof: Ismail Ibn Sharif could easily have had 888 kids
Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif (1634-1727), the Emperor of Morocco from 1672 until his death, is legendary for his impressive offspring. Contemporaries report that the Ibn Sharif, who claimed to be a descendant of Mohammed, fathered 888 kids. Researchers of University of Vienna created a model to proof that it is biologically possible to procreate that amount…
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How the catholic church turned ordinary skeletons into spectacular saints
The Vatican exported thousands of skeletons from their catacombs to Northern Europe in the 16th century. They were exhibited as saints, with spectacular golden jewelry and outfits. During the Enlightenment the dressed-up human remains lost their magical aura, and were kept in deep churches’ storages. Dr. Paul Koudounaris recovered them and made some astonishing pictures…
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Late Antique-treasure looted by an amateur archaeologist
A Roman treasure dating from the early 5th century was dug up last week near Germersheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Not by official archaeologists, but by an amateur who conducted an illegal attempt to recover the treasure after he found it with his metal detector. He dug up the metal objects and destroyed the historical context…
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Nazis wanted to use mosquitoes as a biological weapon
At the end of the Second World War the nazis examined the use of mosquitoes as a biological weapon. Recently examined reports of the concentration camp Dachau proofs this. According to the researchers, nazi-doctors examined how the life-span of infected mosquitoes could be prolonged, so they would survive the transport to enemy territory. Officially, the research-program…