The mosaic was found when the ruins of the old Byzantine church were cleared in 1884. Locals were excited, but the discovery was slow to attract the attention of the Greek Orthodox Christian ...

Recognised as the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Lands, the Madaba Mosaic Map was crafted during the ...

Archaeologists have located Tharais, a lost Byzantine city featured on the 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan. The ...

An intricate mosaic dating back 1,600 years has been unveiled in Israel nearly 40 years after it was first discovered, the ...

If you’re planning a trip to Venice, you are in for a treat! Venice is such a pretty city, full of interesting things to see ...

Starting in 2021, a research team led by Musallam R. al-Rawahneh—an associate professor of archeology and ancient Near East ...

Young people on these campuses say they desire to encounter the faith and to evangelize through beauty and in accordance with ...

A team of archaeologists has successfully identified the location of the ancient city of Tharais, a Byzantine site ...

An ancient city from the Byzantine era, once thought lost to time, has been rediscovered in southern Jordan. Known as Tharais, the town had largely vanished from memory, surviving only in historical ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of ...

A stunning 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic, uncovered in 1990 at Khirbat Be’er Shema, Israel, has been publicly displayed for the first time. Known as the Be’er Shema (Birsama) mosaic, it features 55 ...