archaeology

Archaeologists in Israel say they have found a 2,000-year-old synagogue in the Galilee region.

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient building linked to the time of the Sanhedrin.

An 11-year-old girl in Jerusalem uncovered a silver shekel coin that archeologists believe could have been minted by a priest in the Temple Mount 2,000 years ago.

A 600-year-old Bible pendant that may have belonged to the family of an English king was uncovered in recent weeks by a metal detectorist who, at first, thought it was a gift shop trinket.

Archaeologists have uncovered several Roman statues at an abandoned medieval church in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire near the HS2 high-speed railway.

Israeli archaeologists have found a rare gemstone featuring an engraving believed to be of a biblical persimmon plant best known as the Balm of Gilead.

While scuba diving off of Israel’s Carmel Coast last Saturday, an Israeli man discovered a 900-year-old sword from the Crusader period.

Archaeologists recently discovered a wine-making factory from the Byzantine era in Southern Israel. The factory is believed to be the largest known complex of its kind from that time period.

First Baptist Church, in Williamsburg Va., is set to celebrate its 245th anniversary this weekend. “The early history of our congregation, beginning with enslaved and free Blacks gathering outdoors in secret in 1776, has always been a part of who we are as a community,” said the Rev. Reginald F. Davis.

American Christians have helped to provide millions of dollars to restore the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, a location believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ.