3.21.2017
Excavation of an early 17th Century grave has revealed a body buried with its hands in prayer.
CHR Comment: Spanish colonists tried to gain power but ultimately failed.
Source: Taiwan: Earliest Catholic grave in Asia-Pacific unearthed
3.21.2017
Excavation of an early 17th Century grave has revealed a body buried with its hands in prayer.
CHR Comment: Spanish colonists tried to gain power but ultimately failed.
Source: Taiwan: Earliest Catholic grave in Asia-Pacific unearthed
ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds
CHR Comment: Two the top ten discoveries relate to Christian history. On Mona Island, Puerto Rico, archaeologists investigated rock art from Spanish Christians, which was etched alongside rock art from the indigenous people. In Salem, MA, researchers located the site where the “witches” were executed following the infamous Salem Witch Trials.