More rubbish - the last of the Powells died at Nanteos in 1951.The Nanteos cup deteriorated greatly over the years and is no longer at the mansion, as it went with the last member of the Powell family when they moved out of Nanteos in the 1950s.
I have been told on good authority that the velvet bag is in fact GREEN not blue.blue velvet bag
A list of the RCAHMW Commissioners for the years 1974-80 is given HERE [An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan ..., Volume 2; Volume 4, page xxiii]Ian Pegler wrote:The term ["Commissioner"] refers to the members of the board, not any special individual, and in any case Douglas Hague's job title until the day he retired was "Investigator". I went down to the
RCAHMW and asked - I was told that he was never on the board.
Also rubbish.He concluded it was made from Wych Elm wood, typical of a medieval bowl and was actually at least 500-years-old, making it at least 1,400 years after the crucifixion.
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Douglas B Hague was a surveyor and architect by training, he was not a qualified scientist.Reuters wrote:Scientists who have examined the cup have said it almost certainly dates from many centuries after the crucifixion, and is not made of the olive wood that might have been expected for a Middle Eastern drinking vessel.
The Nanteos Cup has never been Radio carbon-dated. All Chinese whispers.For the less mystically inclined, the famed “Nanteos Cup” has been carbon-dated to the fourteenth century.
Just noticed at 20:47 that they show a book which is actually a reproduction of the "Grail Diary" from Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeIan Pegler wrote:Recent episode of Forbidden History, featuring the Nanteos Cup.
http://youtu.be/HS_laZiRghI?t=16m44s
Ian
. You can see a few moments earlier that a photograph of the Cup is pasted onto the right-hand page. At the top left is a reference to Marcus Brodie, a character from the movie. At 18:03 they talk about some "Thomas Steadman" but they actually show a portrait of W.T.R. Powell who lived in the 19th Century.Dated when? Dated how? Dated by whom? Where are the specifics?The cup has been dated to the medieval era, but that certainly hasn’t stopped the legends.
To date, all I've seen in the various reports and commentaries are bland, sweeping statements concerningRegardless of what experts have said about dating the vessel, belief is still a very, very powerful thing.