Russian archaeologists find long-lost Jewish capital

[sullivan]

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian archaeologists said Wednesday they had found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state.

"This is a hugely important discovery," expedition organiser Dmitry Vasilyev told AFP by telephone from Astrakhan State University after returning from excavations near the village of Samosdelka, just north of the Caspian Sea.

"We can now shed light on one of the most intriguing mysteries of that period -- how the Khazars actually lived. We know very little about the Khazars -- about their traditions, their funerary rites, their culture," he said.

The city was the capital of the Khazars, a semi-nomadic Turkic peoples who adopted Judaism as a state religion, from between the 8th and the 10th centuries, when it was captured and sacked by the rulers of ancient Russia.

At its height, the Khazar state and its tributaries controlled much of what is now southern Russia, western Kazakhstan, eastern Ukraine, Azerbaijan and large parts of Russia's North Caucasus region.

The capital is referred to as Itil in Arab chronicles but Vasilyev said the word may actually have been used to refer to the Volga River on which the city was founded or to the surrounding river delta region.

Itil was said to be a multi-ethnic place with houses of worship and judges for Christians, Jews, Muslims and pagans. Its remains have until now never been identified and were said to have been washed away by the Caspian Sea.

Archaeologists have been excavating in the area if Samosdelka for the past nine years but have only now collected enough material evidence to back their thesis, including the remains of an ancient brick fortress, he added.

"Within the fortress, we have found huts similar to yurts, which are characteristics of Khazar cities.... The fortress had a triangular shape and was made with bricks. It's another argument that this was no ordinary city."

Around 10 university archaeologists and some 50 students took part in excavations in the region this summer, which are partly financed by the Jewish University in Moscow and the Russian Jewish Congress.

[MikeWB]

Finally! Hope the truth about their true origin is finally exposed! Once they start digging artifacts that PROVE they're not real Jews, they'll be exposed and won't be able to say that the book "The 13th tribe" is fiction!

[K-Sensor]

GREAT NEWS.  This is so important for documentary making and getting out our message!

[Ognir]

Will we see this on CNN, Fox, I doubt it

Good find sullivan

[sullivan]

What is particularly interesting is this bit...

Around 10 university archaeologists and some 50 students took part in excavations in the region this summer, which are partly financed by the Jewish University in Moscow and the Russian Jewish Congress.

Aren't they shooting themselves in the foot?

[K-Sensor]

What is particularly interesting is this bit...

Around 10 university archaeologists and some 50 students took part in excavations in the region this summer, which are partly financed by the Jewish University in Moscow and the Russian Jewish Congress.

Aren't they shooting themselves in the foot?

Yeah I saw that too and it's proof they aren't Israelites.

[Rory27]

Im pretty sure ALLL of us are NOT exactly "Sure" of our backgrounds ,and how we came to be who we are...I agree,if this pokes some holes in Zionism,that is great...But i don't find it much of a "surprise" at all...Im sure ALLOTA people in this world might be surprised about there backgrounds...How can anyone be sure they DON'T have some "Evil Evil Jewery" in there bloodlines and family tree's?!...LOL...And who here can also claim that no where did anyone in there background try to claim Land as there OWN when it was not in fact there's?...LOL...Canada,America,100years ago...Anyone?...LOL

[AbdulHaq]

Im pretty sure ALLL of us are NOT exactly "Sure" of our backgrounds ,and how we came to be who we are

But none of us claim to be of chosen superior blood (I hope), And there's no such thing as an evil bloodline, only an evil supremacist mentality. I could care less if I found out I had Jew ancestors, either way I would veiw humanity the same way.

[Rory27]

But none of us claim to be of chosen superior blood (I hope), And there's no such thing as an evil bloodline, only an evil supremacist mentality. I could care less if I found out I had Jew ancestors, either way I would veiw humanity the same way.

Yes...I agree 100%,but what i had wrote was FOR those who DO use others "claims of supremacy' to than somehow turn to there own Delusions..."But none of us claim to be of chosen superior blood (I hope)",you say (I hope) and well...that is because there ARE some people here who DO feel that way...But just as you said there is NOT "Evil Blood" but rather "Evil Mentality"...So,basically,were both saying the same thing...Humanity comes from "the same place"...

[Anonymous]

Finally! Hope the truth about their true origin is finally exposed! Once they start digging artifacts that PROVE they're not real Jews, they'll be exposed and won't be able to say that the book "The 13th tribe" is fiction!

Monsieur,

The Kung Fu Instuctor believes that answering the Khazar question is merely a step towards discovering the truth of the Jew, albeit an important step.

Further exposure is required regarding the subjects of the seduction of Eve in the Garden of Eden; Cain; the Caanites; the Edomites; and the Pharisees.  In a word, the YEHUDIM.

The story of the Ashkenazim, which typically begins in the 9th Century A.D., completely disregards the history of the "Jew" (i.e., the Yehudim) in ancient times.

Perhaps I may deal with this subject in the future, but I make no guarantees.


Regards,

- The Kung Fu Instructor