OTHER FINDS From time of Christ

Biggest archaeological finds related to the life and times of Jesus -- besides the new "James ossuary."
1. Ossuary of high priest Joseph Caiaphas, who's mentioned in the Bible as helping interrogate Jesus before the crucifixion. Found in Jerusalem in 1990.
2. Inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate, the Roman official who approved Jesus' crucifixion. Found in 1962 near the Mediterranean Sea.
3. The apostle Peter's house. Found in 1906 -- but not confirmed until the 1980s -- in Capernaum beneath the remains of a fifth-century church.
4. The Galilee Boat. A first-century, 8-by-26-foot fishing boat. Found in the mud of the Sea of Galilee in 1986.
5. The Crucified Man. Remains, including a bone heel pierced by a large nail. Discovered in burial caves near Jerusalem in 1968.
Source: & quot;Excavating Jesus & quot;