https://nypost.com/2024/12/16/science/ancient-inscription-is-new-evidence-of-early-christianity/
Ancient engraved amulet could ‘turn back history’ of Christianity, experts claim
By Asia Grace
Published Dec. 16, 2024, 1:39 p.m. ET
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Just ahead of the holidays, archeologists have “digitally unrolled” a 1,800-year-old silver amulet to decipher an inscription that’s being hailed as the oldest known evidence of Christianity in Europe.
Authentic evidence of pure Christianity north of the Alps has never existed before now. And the findings have the potential to change holy history forever.
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Researchers consider him the “first Christian north of the Alps,” and speculate that there could be more historical, untapped Christian burial sites around Europe.
“This extraordinary find affects many areas of research and will keep science busy for a long time to come,” said Ina Hartwig, Frankfurt’s head of culture and science.
“This affects archaeology as well as religious studies, philology¹ and anthropology,” she continued. “Such a significant find here in Frankfurt is really something extraordinary.”
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I was intrigued by the concept of “digitally unrolled”. I can’t imagine how they did this. With something like an x ray? I would have enjoyed a follow up on this concept.
It impressive when technology rolls out new dikw (i.e., data, information, knowledge, wisdom) for us.
p.s., Had to look up that word — philology!
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philology¹ The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science.
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