Archaeology & History

Evidence supports John the Baptist bones

By T.K. Randall
June 16, 2012 ·  8 comments

Image Credit: Francesco Trevisani The bones were found embedded in an altar on the Sveti Ivan Island in Bulgaria. While the find was met with considerable skepticism at the time, new carbon dating tests would seem to confirm that the remains do indeed date back to the time of John the Baptist. One piece of right-handed knuckle bone dates back to the 1st century AD when it is believed John was beheaded under the reign of King Herod.

"We were surprised when the radiocarbon dating produced this very early age," said Professor Tom Higham. "The result from the metacarpal hand bone is clearly consistent with someone who lived in the early first century AD."

Source: Telegraph | Comments (8)

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