Church remains found near Armageddon, Israel

I'm guessing this is the right place to put this? Not sure...

Israeli prisoner Ramil Razilo was removing rubble from the planned site of a new prison ward when his shovel uncovered the edge of an elaborate mosaic, unveiling what Israeli archaeologists said Sunday may be the Holy Land's oldest church.

The discovery of the church in the northern Israeli town of Megiddo, near the biblical Armageddon, was hailed by experts as an important discovery that could reveal details about the development of the early church in the region. Archaeologists said the church dated from the third century, decades before Constantine legalized Christianity across the Byzantine Empire.

"What's clear today is that it's the oldest archaeological remains of a church in Israel, maybe even in the entire region. Whether in the entire world, it's still too early to say," said Yotam Tepper, the excavation's head archaeologist.

Not sure how legit this is, but this seems like a huge discovery

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[edit on 7-11-2005 by noslenwerd]

wow no comments? I figured a lot of people would be surprised by this. Is this in the wrong section of the site?

Riwka already posted in this in BTS, that's probably why

Ancient church found in Israel