(Popular Archaeology) Sitting and kneeling among a scattering of
stones large and small, a small group of archaeologists, students and
volunteers gradually dug and scraped their way down to reveal the
remains of what was likely a paved road that was used by some of the
earliest Christian apostles. They were digging at a site just 2 km from
the northeast shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Leading the group
was Dr. Nicolae Roddy of Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. They
were focusing on features recently revealed in an area labeled “Area C”
of the excavation site plan. He and his excavation colleagues were
assigned to carefully uncover and explore an area that contained finds
of the Roman period of ancient Bethsaida, the fishing town that was,
according to the Biblical account, the home of the New Testament
Christian apostles Peter, Andrew and Phillip, and likely James and John
as well.
