[MR] Fwd: [MEDIEV-L:46717] Knights Templar Discovery

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In a message dated 4/10/2006 6:45:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
a-holt at comcast.net writes:

 
First Knights Templar are  discovered 
April 10, 2006 
LONDON: The first bodies of the  Knights Templar, the mysterious religious 
order at the heart of The Da Vinci  Code, have been found by archaeologists near 
the River Jordan in northern  Israel. 
British historian Tom Asbridge yesterday hailed the find as the first  
provable example of actual Knights Templar.  
The remains were found beneath the ruined walls of Jacob's Ford, an  
overthrown  
castle dating back to the Crusades, which had been lost for centuries.  
They can be dated to the exact day -- August 29, 1179 -- that they were  
killed by Saladin, the feared Muslim leader who captured the fortress.  
"Never before has it been possible to trace their remains to such an exact  
time in history,' Mr Asbridge said. "This discovery is the equivalent of the  
Holy Grail to archaeologists and historians. It is unparalleled." 
_http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18761160-5001027,00.html_
 
(http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18761160-5001027,00.html)