tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post5409704431091286062..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Minoan ostrich eggs from AfricaGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-45536271764358127962011-04-13T04:25:33.562-05:002011-04-13T04:25:33.562-05:00This was very helpful! We also have ostricheggs fo...This was very helpful! We also have ostricheggs found in bronzeage burial on Cyprus. Am studying for easter program at Medelhavsmuseet in Stockholm. Wanted a picture of the dolfinegg". Will tell the story of the birth of Helen. Looking forward to reading more in your blog. Linda :-)lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012425109285386237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-9556569566985544692011-03-24T06:34:08.329-05:002011-03-24T06:34:08.329-05:00Note page 365 of Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, A...Note <a href="http://books.google.ca/books?id=Sk6tAUL5ZWYC&pg=PA365&dq=%22The+ostrich+egg,+above+all+other+eggs,+is+the+symbol+of+the+resurrected+Christ+and+for+the+Easter+season+it+was+often+part+of+the+Coptic+Church's+celebration+of+the+resurrection.%22&hl=en&ei=ESqLTb_EFMX1gAeomqnMDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA" rel="nofollow">Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-60737643723887453122011-03-24T00:58:15.608-05:002011-03-24T00:58:15.608-05:00Arc, I can't stop anyone from ignoring the con...<b>Arc,</b> I can't stop anyone from ignoring the connections, <a href="http://books.google.ca/books?id=h8j76olVKloC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=%22at+some+point,+the+ostrich+egg,+or+the+concept+of+the+egg,+became+associated+with+regeneration+and+resurrection.%22&source=bl&ots=9_gKszkorJ&sig=LL-B4M2HSIiOIGrC4EyD-b0NiPU&hl=en&ei=w9uKTcOUIYfUgQeO-MnPDQ&sa=X&oi=Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-89196190545509501052011-03-23T20:09:47.260-05:002011-03-23T20:09:47.260-05:00From Wikipedia "Ostrich": "S. c. sy...From Wikipedia "Ostrich": "S. c. syriacus, Arabian Ostrich or Middle Eastern Ostrich, Middle East. Was formerly very common in the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, and Iraq; it became extinct around 1966."<br />I'd guess there's some way African and Asian ostrich egg shells could be distinguished, either structurally or by carbon and oxygen isotopes.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510710719797244182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-63663456933024198012011-03-23T17:51:22.609-05:002011-03-23T17:51:22.609-05:00Why do we need to appeal to the cosmic significanc...Why do we need to appeal to the cosmic significance of eggs to explain this? Surely fashion, luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the fact that eggs are quite beautiful objects is enough. <br /><br />We don't need to appeal to the cosmic significance of crystal to explain why fancy westerners like to drink out of them when there are much cheaper and less breakable plastic mugs available. <br Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950865902502300058noreply@blogger.com