Remains of home in era of Jesus unveiled in Nazareth

THE remains of the first house in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus were unveiled by scientists yesterday.

Remains of home in era of Jesus unveiled in Nazareth

The find could shed new light on what the hamlet was like during the period the New Testament says Jesus lived there as a boy.

The dwelling and older discoveries of nearby tombs in burial caves suggest that Nazareth was an out-of-the-way hamlet of around 50 houses on a patch of about four acres.

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