Viggen Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 The earliest known Christian church in Jordan was discovered, if the preliminary dating of the remains as first to second century A.D. proves correct, the local newspaperJordan Times reported Tuesday. Director of Jordanian Department of Antiquities, Adnan Hadidi, told the newspaper that the church was found during the third season of excavations at Artemis Temple and its vicinity in Jerash,about 50 km south of Amman. The excavations have been carried out by the department in cooperation with the Italian Archaeological Center of Oriental Research in Turin within a bilateral agreement between Italy and Jordan to carry out photogrammatic surveys, the report said. The surveys were made in preparation for reconstruction work to be undertaken this year, it added. Enditem via chinaview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journaldan Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 A report I read said the church likely was destroyed in an earthquake in 363. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted June 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Interesting, do you have a link to that report? cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journaldan Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 There ya go... http://www.ctlibrary.com/1878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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journaldan Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 No problemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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