The news said that ar- chaeologists had just discovered a new sar- cophagus in western Cyprus, in the coastal Paphos area. The tomb had been looted during antiquity. They say that “the style of the decora- tion is unique, not so much from an art point of view, but for the sub- ject and the colors used,” Archeologists think the scenes hint at the status of the coffin’s occupant. “Why else take these two pieces from Homer and why deal with Ulysses? Maybe this represents the dead person’s char- acter – who possibly was a warrior” Pavlos Flouentzos, director of the island’s antiquities department. As a ge- nealogist it says CAU- TION in big flashing letters. You have something that has been touched by hu- man hands well after the fact and is not a common thing. Did these previous people have some fun and add the pictures from Homer? If after carbon testing and they find that the paintings are of the correct time pe- riod, my other thought would be- The time pe- riod, people believed that death was the next journey. That’s why they buried all those treasures and food with the dead person. Was this person well loved, but not so much of a warrior, and they painted these images to help him on his next journey? I sure hope they take all this with caution just as we should. When things are different, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t the truth, but it should really throw out caution flags, and throw on the thinking caps of “Why is this different? What circumstances would have made it like this?” Find other ways to sub- stantiate the informa- tion, such as how did this person die? Can they tell it was probably during a fight? Does he have other injuries to show he was a war- rior? Look at things from all different angles and sides before ac- cepting them as “the Truth”. Volume 1, Issue 7 Sarcophagus Discovered April 2006 April Meeting April 13th SPECIAL DATE & TIME  Thursday, April 13th  6:00 p.m. William G. Reed, Timberland Regional Li- brary, 7th & Alder Streets  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Roadblocks While Travel- ing 2 Place Your Ancestor in Context 2 At the Timberland Library 2 Distributing Heirlooms 3 Can’t Find It? 3 Analyze, Decide & Keep 3 Support Your Local Genealogical Society 4 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Check UpTime It is always a good idea to recheck your data. Does it still make sense with your new information? Is that g-g -grandfather 21 years old with 9 children? You know the death date is correct, you better look at his birth date. Do you have missing information? Plan your re- search strategies and goals. It isn’t enough to just look at the computer/form print outs. Look at what your files have, you just may find information you forgot. Look through your “maybe” files. You might have infor- mation that can tie in to your family now. What is the largest sand spit on earth? Dungeness , OCR Text: The news said that ar- chaeologists had just discovered a new sar- cophagus in western Cyprus, in the coastal Paphos area. The tomb had been looted during antiquity. They say that “the style of the decora- tion is unique, not so much from an art point of view, but for the sub- ject and the colors used,” Archeologists think the scenes hint at the status of the coffin’s occupant. “Why else take these two pieces from Homer and why deal with Ulysses? Maybe this represents the dead person’s char- acter – who possibly was a warrior” Pavlos Flouentzos, director of the island’s antiquities department. As a ge- nealogist it says CAU- TION in big flashing letters. You have something that has been touched by hu- man hands well after the fact and is not a common thing. Did these previous people have some fun and add the pictures from Homer? If after carbon testing and they find that the paintings are of the correct time pe- riod, my other thought would be- The time pe- riod, people believed that death was the next journey. That’s why they buried all those treasures and food with the dead person. Was this person well loved, but not so much of a warrior, and they painted these images to help him on his next journey? I sure hope they take all this with caution just as we should. When things are different, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t the truth, but it should really throw out caution flags, and throw on the thinking caps of “Why is this different? What circumstances would have made it like this?” Find other ways to sub- stantiate the informa- tion, such as how did this person die? Can they tell it was probably during a fight? Does he have other injuries to show he was a war- rior? Look at things from all different angles and sides before ac- cepting them as “the Truth”. Volume 1, Issue 7 Sarcophagus Discovered April 2006 April Meeting April 13th SPECIAL DATE & TIME  Thursday, April 13th  6:00 p.m. William G. Reed, Timberland Regional Li- brary, 7th & Alder Streets  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Roadblocks While Travel- ing 2 Place Your Ancestor in Context 2 At the Timberland Library 2 Distributing Heirlooms 3 Can’t Find It? 3 Analyze, Decide & Keep 3 Support Your Local Genealogical Society 4 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Check UpTime It is always a good idea to recheck your data. Does it still make sense with your new information? Is that g-g -grandfather 21 years old with 9 children? You know the death date is correct, you better look at his birth date. Do you have missing information? Plan your re- search strategies and goals. It isn’t enough to just look at the computer/form print outs. Look at what your files have, you just may find information you forgot. Look through your “maybe” files. You might have infor- mation that can tie in to your family now. What is the largest sand spit on earth? Dungeness , Mason County Genealogical Society,Mason Logs,Mason Logs,2006,V2 I7 MCGS Apr 2006 Newsletter.pdf,April+2006.pdf Page 1, April+2006.pdf Page 1