Ossuaries It�s rather bizarre that one of the major sources of information about the life of ancient peoples comes to us through the remains of the dead. It goes without saying that archaeologists spend a lot of...

Secondary Burial It is a bit of an archaeological oddity. For only about a hundred years, from 30 BCE to 70 CE (when the Romans destroyed the city), people in the Jerusalem area practiced a...

rn about what an ossuary is, from what materials it was created, and what significance it held in ancient Jewish burial practices. >>more Find out about why this practice became popular in Jesus� time and how it affected...

Moving on to �like� symbols, the similarity of the chevron to the All-Seeing Eye or Eye of Providence is striking. This places us smack dab in The Da Vinci Code territory but is it possible that...

With the success of the Da Vinci Code many have reclaimed an interest in the art of Leonardo Da Vinci � and more specifically, his painting of the �Last Supper.� However, few have garnered the same...

  The Chevron and the Circle East Talpiot, Jerusalem. March 30, 1980. The Tomb of the Ten Ossuaries. Excavation Day One. Upon their arrival, the first thing archaeologists Josef Gat, Amos Kloner and Shimon Gibson noted was the strange symbol over...

Learn about the ancient symbol of the chevron and the significance of this secret symbol. Uncover how this puzzling symbol is linked to others found on first-century tombs in Israel. >>more Decipher the mysterious symbol of...

Book The �Jesus, son of Joseph� has inscribed in its side, just to the left of the barely legible script, a clear �X� mark in front of the name. Archaeologists suggest it is a mason�s mark. We disagree....