1) I'm about to visit Jerusalem for the 2nd time, I wonder why they can't fully explore archeology under the Temple Mount, it would seem to be loaded with important stuff. Politics!

2) As you say, colored with "wishful thinking" and undoubtedly many with the same name.

3) They supposedly found ossuary of Jesus' brother James in '02. If so, I wonder if paternal DNA has been sequenced. Probably won't find Jesus' DNA as he ascended, will need prints off Holy Grail (haha). If Dan Brown is right, there are descendants around? As with most of these things, quite possibly a forgery?

4) Given enormous religious/political tumult since, quite possibly any such tomb vandalized etc yet many remains of the 2500 yr old Buddha are preserved elsewhere. What does that say about us conflicted Jews, Christians, Muslims?