1,400-Year-Old Seal Found in Croatia Bears the Name of an Unknown Bishop
A 1,400-year-old lead seal discovered on a tiny island off Croatia’s Adriatic coast bears the name of a bishop missing from surviving historical records. Polish…
Early Christianity
1,600-Year-Old Church Discovered in Italy Sheds New Light on the Origins of Venice
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered the remains of a 1,600-year-old church that may help explain how the ancient Roman city of Altinum gradually gave…
A Unique 1,500-Year-Old Vessel Depicting Daniel’s Four Beasts Discovered at Pisidian Antioch
A 1,500-year-old liturgical vessel discovered at Pisidian Antioch carries a scene that archaeologists say has no known parallel in Christian art: Daniel shown together with…
Polychrome Late Antique Mosaic and Christian Monogram Unearthed in Sicily
Archaeologists working in Agrigento, Sicily, have uncovered a polychrome geometric mosaic and a group of objects linked to the city’s early Christian community. The discoveries…
15 Newly Discovered Churches at Binbir Kilise Suggest Lost Byzantine Pilgrimage Center in Anatolia
A new wave of archaeological discoveries in central Turkey is reshaping what we know about one of Anatolia’s most enigmatic sacred landscapes. In the volcanic…
Christmas Liturgy Held at the World’s Oldest Cave Church in Antakya
A Christmas liturgy was held at Saint Pierre Church, a site revered in Christian tradition as the world’s oldest cave church. Set into the rocky…
One of the World’s Oldest Churches Reopens in Aqaba, Dating Back to Around 290 AD
Jordan’s Red Sea port city of Aqaba has brought one of early Christianity’s rarest monuments back into public view. The Aqaba Archaeological Church, dated to…
Pope Leo XIV Declares Christian Archaeology Essential for Understanding the Future of the Church
Pope Leo XIV has published a landmark Apostolic Letter marking the centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, asserting that Christian archaeology is indispensable…
1,500-Year-Old Greek Mosaic Discovered Beneath Urfa Castle Reveals Names of Early Byzantine Clergy
In the shadow of Urfa Castle, overlooking the sacred pools of Balıklıgöl in southeastern Türkiye, archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old mosaic floor bearing a Greek…