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...town of Silwan, nestled below the southern wall of the Old City, is a fairly typical Jerusalem-area Arab village--densely settled, tense and poor. But it does possess one distinction: numerous 1st century subterranean Jewish burial caves, some of which now double as basements for Silwan's rough cinder-block houses. Unofficial excavations by residents and by professional looters, although illegal, have long supplied the antiquities market with pots, lamps and other artifacts. According to the ossuary's owner, the dealer who sold it to him told him it was found in the Silwan area. The owner says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brother Of Jesus? | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

...think we’re ranked No. 3 not because we have three Olympians, but because there’s 23 or 24 solid players on the team who can pick up the slack for anyone who’s having a rough day,” Chu said...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Class is a Chu-in to Contribute | 11/1/2002 | See Source »

Porter hit rough seas in races 10 through 13, finishing 13th twice and 15th once. More than 20 spots out of first, he launched a comeback that nearly won him second place...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bischoff, Porter Earn Berths in Nationals | 10/29/2002 | See Source »

...some rough races in the middle, it was sort of shaky at times,” Porter said. “But I just tried to stay conservative and not any make mistakes...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bischoff, Porter Earn Berths in Nationals | 10/29/2002 | See Source »

Makiya’s proposal, which was presented in rough draft form to Cheney last Friday, will be formally submitted at the end of November to the Conference of Iraqi Opposition—an organization of expatriate Iraqis who are opposed to Saddam Hussein’s government...

Author: By Justin D. Gest, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Expert Advises Cheney On Iraq Policy | 10/25/2002 | See Source »

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