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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.

COLOSSEUM

Zelda Caldwell

Rome’s Colosseum will have a floor again

CHRIST WALKING ON WATER

J-P Mauro

These frescoes adorned the oldest extant Christian house church

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J-P Mauro

New radiocarbon dating may pin down age of Dead Sea Scrolls

HOLY SEPULCHRE CROSSES

Zelda Caldwell

Mystery of crosses on walls of Church of the Holy Sepulchre may have been solved

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John Burger

New Dead Sea scroll fragments discovered

BAHARIYA OASIS

J-P Mauro

5th-century Christian ruins discovered in Egyptian desert

Western Power Distribution

J-P Mauro

Mysterious network of tunnels discovered near Tintern Abbey

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

John Burger

Biblical Archaeology Review founder dies at age 90

purple wool fibers

J-P Mauro

Rare ancient “true purple” fabric discovered from time of King David

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J-P Mauro

UN resolves to protect world religious sites

Bethany Beyond Jordan

J-P Mauro

Jesus’ baptism site in Jordan, not Israel, Catholic archbishop clarifies

Tzachi Lang, Israel Antiquities Authority

John Burger

“Christ born of Mary” inscription found in ancient church in Israel

HOLY SEPULCHRE

J-P Mauro

Expert suggests Christians conducted pilgrimages earlier than thought

PALMYRA 3D MODEL

J-P Mauro

3D model offers hope that ISIS-damaged Palmyra will be restored

French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research

J-P Mauro

French construction team discovers lost 11th-century abbey

CHRISTIAN TOMBSTONE

J-P Mauro

1,400-year-old Christian tombstone found in Israel reads “Blessed Maria”

BEER

J-P Mauro

Polish Pontifical University patents medieval beer recipe

JOHN THE BAPTIST

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists believe they have found the site of John the Baptist’s execution

Israel Antiquities Authority

J-P Mauro

2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath discovered under Israeli highway

J-P Mauro

10 Exciting archaeological finds from 2020

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