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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.

/Israel Antiquities Authority

J-P Mauro

Ritual bath found in Gethsemane from the time of Christ

Archaeologists recreate tiles from time of Jesus

J-P Mauro

Israeli archaeologists recreate stone floor of the Roman-period Jewish Temple

DAVID AND GOLIATH

J-P Mauro

Archaeologist disputes biblical height of Goliath

JESUS AND THE Dead Sea SCROLLS PRESS PHOTO

J-P Mauro

Learning about Jesus by studying the Dead Sea Scrolls

FIRST CENTURY HOUSE AT THE SISTERS OF NAZARETH SITE

John Burger

British archaeologist confident he has found Jesus’ childhood home

J-P Mauro

Jerusalem renovates the Tower of David during COVID-19 closure

Holy House of Mary, Loreto

Bret Thoman, OFS

How did the Holy House of Mary get to Loreto, Italy?

medieval friary

J-P Mauro

Medieval monastery found under English garage

SOURDOUGH BREAD

J-P Mauro

Discovery of sourdough bread oven offers insight into a medieval Cistercian monastery

MARDIN TURKEY

J-P Mauro

Excavation of ancient church reveals breathtaking 1,600-year-old floor mosaic

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

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