guy Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 (edited) Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a Nestorian Christian church in the Arabian Gulf in Bahrain. Radiocarbon dating has confirmed that the building was in use from the mid-4th century (before the emergence of Nestorianism) to the mid-8th century when it was abandoned due to the rise of Islam. Quote The Christian identity of the inhabitants is shown by three plaster crosses found, two that would have decorated the building, and one that could have been carried or kept as a personal memento, and by graffiti scratched into the plaster that includes part of what appear to be a Chi-Rho and a fish, both early Christian symbols. Quote The discovery of carnelian semi-precious stone beads and numerous broken sherds of pottery of Indian origin indicates they were involved in trade, particularly with India. The community also used glassware, including small wine glasses, a habit which ended in the Islamic era. The dozen copper coins recovered by archaeologists suggest they used coins minted in the Sasanian Empire. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-archaeologists-earliest-christian-bahrain.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestorian Edited July 13 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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