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Bar-Matthews, however, argues the data from her later study are "irrelevant" to the ossuary trial. She and her colleagues say that the very low values representing wet seasons were "noise" that should not be taken in isolation since patina takes many years to form. Patina's isotopic value would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burial Box of Jesus' Brother: Fraud? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

In his court, Judge Farkash will have a trial-full more of other evidence to figure what the "facts" are in this case, including examples of other half-finished alletedly ancient artifacts. So, even if the science of patinas leads the court nowhere, the pious may still in the end...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burial Box of Jesus' Brother: Fraud? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

Family patriarch Joe Jackson was also front and center. He was one of the first family members to arrive at the event, exiting one of their five rented Phantom Rolls Royces with his grandchildren in tow. A controversial figure, Joe spoke at the funeral in defense of his son. "He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jackson's Funeral: Family and Friends Say Goodbye | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

It is impossible to read “North of South,” Shiva Naipaul’s cynical yet deeply moving account of a late 1970s journey through East Africa, without being reminded of the travel writings of his legendary elder brother, V.S. Naipaul. Only 40 when he...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Naipaul Caught South of Fame | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

A recent poll conducted by the Levada Center, a Moscow-based NGO, found that Russians are increasingly pessimistic about their southern fringe. Denis Volkov, a researcher at the center, noted that the survey showed 46% of Russians have faith in the authorities to bring peace to the North Caucasus. Five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's Troubled Caucasus: Five Years After Beslan | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

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