ITEMS OF INTEREST August 23, 2010 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Tom Kington, Annysa Johnson

ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORING a Christian catacomb under a residential Roman street have unearthed the earliest known images of the apostles Andrew and John.

Using a newly developed laser to burn away centuries of calcium deposits without damaging the paintings beneath, the team found the late 4th-century images in the richly decorated tomb of a Roman noblewoman.

"John's young face is familiar, but this is the most youthful portrayal of Andrew ever seen, very different from the old man with grey hair and wrinkles we know from medieval painting," said project leader Barbara Mazzei....

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