ALMODOVAR, Portugal — When archaeologists on a dig in southern Portugal last year flipped over a heavy chunk of slate and saw writing not used for more than 2,500 years, they were elated. The ...
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday.Sotheby's said the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was acquired by an ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, dating from 300 to 800 A.D., will be sold in New York this month, Sotheby's auction house said. The 155-pound ...