Despite the fact that the ancient Jewish historian Josephus, as well as other sources, refers to the crucifixion of thousands of people by the Romans, there is only a single archaeological discovery of a crucified body dating back to the Roman Empire around the time of Jesus.

Despite a scarcity of archaeological evidence, the existence of Moab prior to the rise of the Israelite state has been deduced from a colossal statue erected at Luxor by Pharaoh Ramesses II, in the 13th century BCE, which lists Mu ' ab among a series of nations conquered during a campaign.

Despite this the number of castle excavations fell between 1974 and 1984, with the archaeological work focusing on conducting excavations on a greater number of small scale, but fewer large scale sites.

Despite its evident progress and usefulness, today's quantitative archaeology is often inadequately represented in archaeological training and education.

Despite its short course, the Boyne has historical, archaeological and mythical connotations.

Despite this, the actual identity of the Sea Peoples has remained enigmatic and modern scholars have only the scattered records of ancient civilizations and archaeological analysis to inform them.

Despite this period of increased archaeological activity, the Carians still appear not to have been an autochthonous group of Anatolia since both the coastal and interior regions of Caria were virtually unoccupied throughout prehistoric times.

Despite the restoration, no archaeological excavations were carried out.

Despite there being no archaeological artifacts nor documents which would date the Tower to the pre-Colonial period, several writers have advanced ideas about the tower's origin apart from the now mainstream windmill theory.

Despite some suggestive archaeological finds and a corroboration by the tenth-century monk Chernorizets Hrabar that ancient Slavs wrote in " strokes and incisions ", the exact nature of this system is unknown.

Despite universal agreement among historians that Drake landed on the west coast of North America, the exact location of New Albion has been the subject of several theories: the only confirmed sixteenth-century archaeological evidence being pieces of porcelain found at Drakes Bay.

Despite the importance of the country to three major religions, serious archaeological research only began in the 15th century.

Despite the heavy criticism, he never vented his frustration on the archaeological profession as he said in the Chronicle program " I just keep reporting what I find ".

Despite a lack of archaeological and historical evidence, Hindu scriptures mention Parashurama, as its creator ( see: Skanda Purana: Sahyadrikhanda ).

Despite its many limitations ( compared to later methods it is inaccurate ; it can only be used on organic matter ; it is reliant on a dataset to corroborate it ; and it only works with remains from the last 10, 000 years ), the technique brought about a revolution in archaeological understanding.

Despite the presence of numerous archaeological evidences of early habitation, Olten is first documented in 1201 as Oltun.

Despite this, he set the fence and custody of the place, and built new footings on the archaeological architecture.

Despite about what most people believe, there are only two places of interest positioned exactly on the equator: The Catequilla archaeological site, and the Quitsato Sundial.

Despite the lack of archaeological remains, the age of Kediri saw much development in classical literature.

Despite the process of Romanization that especially effected some of the bigger cities, the Liburnians saved their traditions, cults, typical funeral monuments ( Liburnian cipus ), names etc., as attested by the archaeological material from those ages .< ref > M.

Despite Romanization, especially in larger cities, Liburnians retained their traditions, cults, burial customs ( Liburnian cipus ), names etc., as attested by the archaeological evidence from those ages .< ref > M.

Despite this, there is much that we do not know about this religion, and what is currently known about it comes mainly from the available archaeological evidence.

Despite his discoveries, Verrazzano's reputation did not proliferate as much as other explorers of that era ; for example, in accordance with the practices of the time, Verrazzano gave a European name to the new land he had seen, Francesa, after the French king in whose name he sailed.

Despite the lack of close-up imaging and mechanical problems that greatly restricted the amount of data returned, several significant discoveries were made during Galileo < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s primary mission.

In regard to those discussions, Ferguson wrote that the three scholars agreed “... it was unfortunate that so little work was being carried on in so important an area and that something should be done to increase explorations and excavations .... Despite the amazing discoveries made between 1930 and 1950, work on the Pre-Classic was virtually at a standstill in 1951.

Despite his brilliance, Berger was very thorough and meticulous in his data-gathering, and did not feel confident enough to publish his discoveries until at least five years after he had made them.

Despite this, in 1862, he accepted the post of first director of the Zoological Garden of Hamburg and kept this position until 1867.

Despite introducing innovations of more realistic and detailed scenery, his following management of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, and the Lyceum Theatre also had limited financial return.

Despite the frequent interchangeability between the Covent Garden and Drury Lane companies, competition was intense, often presenting the same plays at the same time.

Despite its proximity to Philadelphia and New York City, and the fact that the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway run through it, the Pine Barrens remains largely rural and undeveloped.

Despite having appeared in several successful tours of Great Britain she had yet to appear at Covent Garden.

Despite the mutual dislike and distrust between the Duke and his Bavarian subjects, Charles Theodore left a distinctive mark on the city of Munich: it was during his reign that the English Garden, Munich's largest park, was created, and the city's old fortifications were dismantled to make place for a modern, expanding city.

Despite being one of the premier NBA facilities when completed in 1988, the BMO Harris Bradley Center is currently one of the oldest active NBA arenas ( The Palace of Auburn Hills in suburban Detroit and ARCO Arena Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, California also opened in 1988 ), only behind Madison Square Garden in New York City ( which was renovated in 2011 ), and Oracle Arena in Oakland ( which was significantly remodeled during the mid-1990s ).

Despite this inauspicious start, ' the Garden ,' as it was known, was officially ' out of the gate.

Despite the stables on the east side of the track remaining open for training, Garden State Park no longer held races until securities trader Robert Brennan financed construction of a new $ 178, 000, 000 steel and glass grandstand which opened on April 1, 1985.

Despite the founders ' intentions, the steep increases in house prices across London combined with the continual expansion of the Greater London area and the very small proportion of housing association housing means that Hampstead Garden Suburb is now considered to be one of the wealthiest areas in the country.

Despite a shocking sweep in the 1981 playoffs to the Minnesota North Stars-the North Stars had never before won a game in Boston Garden in the sixteen years the team had been in the league-Sinden stuck with Cheevers, who led the Bruins to two first place and two second place finishes in their division, including to the league's best record in 1983, where the team fell only to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in the semifinals.

Despite Beecham's views, by the mid-1950s the Covent Garden company included many British and Commonwealth singers who were already or were soon to be much sought after by overseas opera houses.

Despite his lack of patronage, he continued to preach at home on King Street in Covent Garden .< William Harris, “ Some Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Reverend and Learned Thomas Manton, D. D .,” in Works, 1: xxix .</ ref > He also continued to write even when imprisoned for refusing to cooperate for six months in 1670 in violation of the Conventicle Act.

Despite submitting to Otto III, Crescentius shut himself in his family's stronghold, the Tomb of Hadrian, out of fear of retribution.

Despite its name, the Stone Tomb in Ukraine was not a tomb but rather a sanctuary.

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