Tomb exploration reveals first archaeological evidence of Christianity from the time of Jesus
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 05:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The archaeological examination by robotic camera of an intact first century tomb in Jerusalem has revealed a set of limestone Jewish ossuaries or "bone boxes" that are engraved with a rare Greek inscription and a unique iconographic image that the scholars involved identify as distinctly Christian.
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