Prisoners working on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inside a proposed new wing of the high-security prison at Megiddo (Biblical Armageddon) have uncovered what may have been one of the earliest Christian places of worship in ancient Israel. The structure may date to the third century A.D. and contains a floor with two mosaics and three inscriptions. One of the mosaics depicts two fish, an early Christian symbol. If the structure does date to the third century, it would predate Emperor Constantine’s 313 edict that allowed Christians to worship freely in the Roman Empire. The floor measures […]
