KIBBUTZ TZUBA (Israel): Archaeologists said on Monday they have excavated a cave where John the Baptist baptised many of his followers basing their theory on tens of thousands of shards from small ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings that tell the story of the contemporary of Jesus.
Only few artefacts linked to New Testament figures have ever been found in the Holy Land, and the cave is potentially a major discovery in biblical archaeology.
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