Archaeology of the New Testament

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Arranged in order of highest certainty to lower certainty:

Pilate stone: stone inscription identifying Pontius Pilate as Roman perfect of Judea from 26-36 AD​
Ossuary of Caiaphas: inscribed bone box belonging to Caiaphas high priest of the Sanhedrin.​
Nazareth: Archeological remains of first-century agricultural village of Nazareth.​
Crucifixion evidence: Discovery of an ankle bone pierced with an iron nail, found in a first-century tomb, corroborating the description of Roman crucifixion practices.​
Pool of Bethesda: excavations of first-century pools matching the description in John's gospel.​
Garden of Gethsemane: excavations of first-century olive oil production site consistent with gospel descriptions of olive grove at foot of Mount of Olives.​
Ossuary of James, brother of Jesus: inscribed bone box possibly belonging to James, brother of Jesus.​
Ossuary of Judas Thaddeus: late first-century inscribed bone box found in Jezreel Valley, possibly belonging to the disciple Jude Thaddeus,​
 
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