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Rare Early Christian ‘Good Shepherd’ fresco found in ancient Nicaea tomb

A rare depiction of Jesus as the “Good Shepherd” has been uncovered in a chamber tomb in the Hisardere Necropolis in the ancient city of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik), in Turkey’s Bursa province, Turkiye Today reported. Researchers consider the scene to be the only known example of its kind identified so far in Anatolia, describing it…

Dec 15, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Archaeologists discover Armenia’s oldest church, among the oldest in the world

Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster (Germany) have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Christian church in the historic city of Artaxata. Since 2018, the Armenian-German research team has been exploring the Hellenistic metropolis of Artaxata in the Ararat Plain. In this latest discovery, the team excavated…

Oct 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Byzantine-era church mosaic floor uncovered again in Israel after 40 years

The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced that a church floor decorated with flower mosaics that is 1,500 years old and located east of Ben-Gurion Airport but has remained undiscovered for the past four decades will soon be open to the public. The fine mosaic is part of the archaeological site of Horvat El-Bira, located in…

Mar 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

1,500-year-old mosaic depicting Jesus feeding the 5,000 with five loaves of bread is uncovered at a church near the Sea of Galilee

A 1,500-year-old mosaic depicting Jesus’s feeding of the five thousand has been unearthed during an excavation of an ancient city near the Sea of Galilee, Daily Mail reports. The discovery of the so-called Burnt Church in Hippos, northern Israel, has enthralled archaeologists who have spent the summer combing it for historical evidence. A fire destroyed…

Sep 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Archaeologists Unearth 2,600-Year-Old Link to Biblical King Josiah

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a 2,600-year-old clay seal they believe belonged to Nathan-Melech, who is mentioned in 2 Kings and was a servant to King Josiah. The clay seal – called a “bulla” – is about one centimeter (four-tenths of an inch) across and reads in Hebrew, “(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King.”…

Apr 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu