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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.

BAPTISMAL FONT; CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY

Patty Knap

Baptismal font discovered at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

Zelda Caldwell

Foundation of Jesus’ tomb to be restored

RUINS OF BETHSAIDA

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists uncover a gate from the time of King David

MAREA

J-P Mauro

Polish archaeologists discover what may be the oldest Egyptian Christian church

ANCIENT BEER

J-P Mauro

Israeli researchers revive 5000-year-old yeast to recreate ancient beer

BURIAL

J-P Mauro

The oldest known Christian burial site in England yields precious artifacts

PILGRIM BADGE

Zelda Caldwell

Pilgrim badges, the most sought-after souvenirs of medieval Christianity

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J-P Mauro

You can volunteer to work on a Middle-Eastern archaeological dig this summer

CRUSADES

J-P Mauro

Evidence of Crusaders using biological warfare uncovered in Lebanon

3D SCANS

Patty Knap

Archaeologists are using 3D scanners to reveal the secrets of the Last Supper site

MENORAH

Zelda Caldwell

Archaeologists find menorah image on oil lamp from Jesus’ time

OLD TESTAMENT

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists find seal which supports biblical account of the fall of Judah

JOSHUA'S AI

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists believe they have discoverd the Old Testament city of Ai

SAINT MARGARET'S RELIC

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists remove Scottish heroine St. Margaret’s relic to learn more about her life

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J-P Mauro

The ruins and rock-hewn graves of St. Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham

BEACH CROSS

Aleteia

The mystery of the giant cross that appeared on a beach in Florida

ARDOILEÁN

J-P Mauro

Irish island with ancient monastic ruins up for auction

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J-P Mauro

The Grey Nuns of Montreal to turn their mother house into an archaeological haven

GLOUCESTER FRIARY

Zelda Caldwell

Archaeologists look for “missing” monastery under English bus station

NATIVITY

Maria Paola Daud

The three mystical grottoes of the Holy Land

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