Ancient Christian mosaic's possible move sparks concern
Prisoners work at a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall discovered by Israeli archaeologists in 2005 in the Megiddo prison. Israeli officials are considering uprooting the mosaic and loaning it to the controversial Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C., a proposal that has upset archaeologists and underscores the hardline government's close ties with evangelical Christians in the U.S.
(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
An Israeli archaeologist points at a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall that Israeli archaeologists discovered in 2005. Israeli officials are considering uprooting the mosaic and loaning it to the controversial Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.
TEL MEGIDDO, Israel (AP) — An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists: Should the centuries-old decorated floor, which is near what's believed to be the site of the prophesied Armageddon, be uprooted and loaned to a U.S. museum that has been criticized for past acquisition practices?...
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