Archaeologists unveil ancient church in Israel

Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:14 pm

MEGIDDO PRISON, Israel - Israeli prisoner Ramil Razilo was removing rubble from the planned site of a new prison ward when his shovel uncovered the edge of an elaborate mosaic, unveiling what Israeli archaeologists said Sunday may be the Holy Land’s oldest church.

The discovery of the church in the northern Israeli town of Megiddo, near the biblical Armageddon, was hailed by experts as an important discovery that could reveal details about the development of the early church in the region. Archaeologists said the church dated from the third century, decades before Constantine legalized Christianity across the Byzantine Empire.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9950210/

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Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:51 am

The detail still in the mosaic is amazing after all those centurys.

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Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:51 pm

I agree. That's pretty cool.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:45 pm

That's pretty sweet, and incredible to think of how old that really is but dispite the lack of technology they could do such a work of art. Looks almost like it's done with marble, and they did not have diamond saws back then.

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Crazy Amazon Lady · Post by **Crazy Amazon Lady** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:16 pm

Ever consider that past civilizations were more advanced than we think? My sister has a book with some pretty amazing stuff in it, such as using sound to move heavy objects (pyramid building?), a mummy so well preserved that the skin was still soft after a few thousand years. I don't remember everything but I think I'll e-mail her and get the title and search for it on the internet. I wouldn't mind having a copy.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:31 pm

Hmm interesting thought, and it could be possible. Back then life was not as hecktic as it is today (jobs, money, etc) so it most likely enabled people to conentrate on 1 thing at a time, and do it much much better then now. For example that floor probably took tons of man power andn time to make, but they had the time, and had the manpower to do it. Today, we'd throw a fake hardwood floor since it's faster, and cheaper.

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