1000 pound lead coffin mystery

Two more pics from the video:

Thats one non human looking skull..... It could explain why it was encapsulated in so much lead, they probably thought it was a Demon. What with the Messiah getting up and walking off from his tomb they decided to cover their bets...

Roman Undertaker Leadikus Maximus: You know what happened to last one don't ya?

Grave Digger Jimias Spadias: No?....

Leadikus: He got up and walked off.....

Spadias: What being dead and all that?

Leadikus: Yep... Got up and walked off, naked... left his shroud in the cave.

Spadias: Naked?... Damn heathen, he could have made an impromtu toga or something from his shroud?

Leadikus: Yeah you know these messiah types probably wanted to leave an enigma behind ...

Spadias: Typical! ......... So whats the deal with this one then?

Leadikus: Well we wanted to make sure this one didn't get up and walk off.... So I came up with a cunning plan!.... So I thought... To stop this one from walking off and ascending I'd cover it all over in 1/2 of a.... ...a lot of lead... yeah now get out of that!

Spadias: Yeah great idea... So it's just you and me tonight Leadikus?

Leadikus stretches his back and cracks his knuckles.

Leadikus: Yep hummpppphhh...

Leadikus tries to push the heavy coffin to the freshly dug hole.

Spadias: You need a hand with that Leadikus?...

Leadikus: errrmm, yes please.

The sun goes down leaving our intrepid pair trying to push the coffin into the hole....

Owls and crickets making their nocturnal noises.... Leadikus: I know! How about some rope

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reply to post by DreamerOracle


heh heh heh this sounds like the script from and Asterix and Obelix book hilarious

Any replies from U of M?

Originally posted by CIAGypsy
Any replies from U of M?

Not yet. I emailed him on Friday morning. If no reply by mid-week, I'll email him again. I haven't a clue how often he reads his email.

Keeping fingers crossed...

Des

Originally posted by Destinyone

Originally posted by CIAGypsy
Any replies from U of M?

Not yet. I emailed him on Friday morning. If no reply by mid-week, I'll email him again. I haven't a clue how often he reads his email.

Thanks for doing the follow-up. Lots of ATSers forget that these interwebz can actually connect us to almost anybody. Flag to you!

purdy sure it's Jimmy Hoffa rip.

reply to post by cookiemonster32


Thats a great point, one day when the worlds power structure collapses, just maybe we can raid the Vatican and find the real history of humanity. A friend of mine handed me a paper written by a German archaeologist, he stated that the Vatican threatened witholding funding, if certain finds were disclosed, and that all finds that were not considered primative must be handed over. He went on to say they pulled the strings even in protestant universities, I wish I could remember his name, of course this was 1900. I remember he said he found a flying machine controlled by a box, battery powered pots and much more.

reply to post by cookiemonster32


a vampire?

Originally posted by clintdelicious
reply to post by Destinyone

 

Sorry, but don't you mean 'her'? Isn't the name Nicola a females name? Sorry just wanted to point it out just incase as some people get funny about easy to make mistakes like that, Especially women who don't like being called Mr!

Apologies if it is in fact a he, just wanted t point it out incase.

It is not something to be offended about!
But the discussion seems to be interesting.
As a matter of fact, I never heard about it before.

Originally posted by thePharaoh
ok I'l make some guesses

JESUS
CEASOR
CLEOPATRA
MARK ANTHONY
CEASARIAN

cant think of anyone else relevant in the era.....

but whoever found it....brushed it quickly under the carpet

Sorry but no chance - they all pre date the coffin. I am still thinking it is probably a rich bugger showing off. May not even be a Senator, etc, could be anyone from politician to a sports man. This link Diocles is the to the richest sportsman so far known about, in our history (including modern times). Total wealth earned equals around $15 Billion in todays money - and he was from the era of this coffin discovery.

Now, i am certainly not suggesting that whoever is in the coffin is Diocles, however, i am demonstrating there were various exceedingly rich people around at this time.

Also, similar finds from around the Roman Empire - Britain for example (found in 1999). British lead coffin

I read somewhere that it might be too dangerous to open the coffin because the lead dust could cause cancer. So they may have just let it alone

Originally posted by dashdespatch
I read somewhere that it might be too dangerous to open the coffin because the lead dust could cause cancer. So they may have just let it alone

edit on 6-6-2012 by dashdespatch because: (no reason given)

even the standard auto fab shop can prevent this with today's technology....

I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be a reason why they don't decide to open it.

reply to post by kat2684


The evil Vatican library has been looted repeatedly over the years, odd that nothing of this stuff has gotten out, lol - if you want to known what they have why don't you just ask the Librarians there?

Maybe there let you into the new underground vault that was finished in 2010......or you can request to study there, I have.

[url=http://193.43.102.66/iguana/www.main.cls?eng]Libreria Editrice Vaticana(Apostolic Library) /url]

Edited to add:

You might want, from a fringe point of view, allege this stuff is in the Vatican Museum, a bit more space......

Reporting back as I said I would. I sent 2 emails to Nicola Terrenato, Univ. Michigan, this week. They were very professional, requesting if there is any new information regarding the casket. No replies, as of yet. I don't know if he is checking his email on a regular basis. I will do another follow-up email on Monday.

Still keeping fingers crossed.

Des

reply to post by Destinyone


I believe this is the period where Italian Universities are ending their semesters, he might be rather busy

Originally posted by Hanslune
reply to post by Destinyone

 

I believe this is the period where Italian Universities are ending their semesters, he might be rather busy

Thanks....

After reading everything he's involved with, I assumed he was a very busy man. I'll keep trying from time to time.

Des

reply to post by Destinyone

Thanks for following up like you promised hopefully he is forthcoming with a reply but you know how it is if yr inbox is pretty busy you sometimes just can't seem to get to everyone at once and still do your work

reply to post by rapunzel222


possibly you never know,life has a way of constantly surprising us although if it was a vamp I would have made sure that the bottom of the burrito was sealed up good and tight as well.

reply to post by kat2684


hmmm I have a big problem with the vatican and all their secrets who are they to decide what I should or shouldn't know,so when it all goes to rack and ruin I shall be heading over that way with the biggest sledge hammer I can find and I will go see for myself what is down there.