Religious Studies News

Shalom again from sunny Israel, where the thermometer is pushing the 100 degree mark this week! However, the hard-working WVU group is not deterred in the least.

I have unbelievable news to share from Bethsaida. One of our own WVU diggers, Brandon Gregory, may have uncovered an ancient tomb along the plaza marketplace that we’ve been working on!

Here is a picture of the possible tomb. Although it is too early to tell what this unusual formation of stones indicates, it just might be a tomb! More analysis will need to be done in the coming days.

Regardless of what the discovery turns out to be, it continues to amaze us every time we discover an ancient artifact. We have already found ancient pottery shards, a coin, bones, a Roman quartz bead, and other fascinating relics of the past.

We still have one more day to dig before we travel to Jerusalem on Friday. But we’ll be sure to keep you posted on our latest findings!