Friday 14 March |

Archaeology

Our collection of articles on the study, recovery, and scientific investigation of the material remains that can illuminate both our reading of the Scriptures and our understanding of tradition.

MACHAERUS,JOHN THE BAPTIST,HEROD

J-P Mauro

Historic wall of Herod’s palace shown in set of new ‘Salome’ production

CHALICE

J-P Mauro

5th-century chalice boasts oldest Christian graffiti in Britain

Legacy Hotel Nazareth

J-P Mauro

Nazareth hotel exhibits artifacts excavated from its own grounds

GIVATI PARKING LOT DIG

J-P Mauro

The ruin of Solomon’s Temple aids in study of Earth’s magnetism

TEL MOTZA, YAHWEH

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists identify an early representation of the Hebrew God

LAZARUS

Matthew Green

Excavation in progress at the tomb of Lazarus: “There are interesting elements”

Israel Antiquities Authority

Zelda Caldwell

Archaeologists discover 1,300-year-old church near Jesus’ Mount of Transfiguration

CHURCH OF SAINT SIMEON

V. M. Traverso

These are the “forgotten” churches located within Syria’s “Dead Cities”

Ma‘agan Mikhael B

J-P Mauro

8th-century shipwreck discovered adorned with both Christian and Islamic faith symbols

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG

J-P Mauro

Swiss dig reveals 1,000-year-old Christian jewelry mold

Diego Velasquez Cristo_crucificado detail

J-P Mauro

Asphyxiation: The main cause of death by crucifixion

Holy Spring and Mosaic Floor in Sultanahmet

J-P Mauro

Ancient Byzantine church unearthed in İstanbul

MARY STATUE

J-P Mauro

Madrid fisherman stumbles upon 14th-century statue of Madonna and Child

KAVARDO CROSS

Zelda Caldwell

Monumental ancient Christian cross found in mountains of northern Pakistan

SEA OF GALILEE

Zelda Caldwell

Flood submerges village where it is believed Jesus fed the multitudes

WILSON'S ARCH

John Burger

Archaeologists narrow dating of Jerusalem structure to time of Herod the Great

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John Burger

DNA archaeology suggests new interpretation of Dead Sea Scrolls

Tombs of the Kings

J-P Mauro

Jerusalem’s ancient Tombs of the Kings site reopens

FORENSIC FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION

J-P Mauro

Incredible digital facial reconstruction shows image of 900-year-old priest

Dead Scrolls

J-P Mauro

Modern technology reveals hidden text on Dead Sea Scroll fragment

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