Ancient underground tomb yields rare fresco of clean-shaven Jesus with Roman attributes. Discovery highlights early Christian ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most significant finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era: a fresco of a ...

The tomb is thought to date to the 3rd century, when Christians still faced persecution in the Roman Empire. The fresco shows ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era: a fresco of a ...

Tomb believed to date to 3rd century when Christianity was subject to persecution within Roman Empire - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Archaeologists uncovered a rare ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus fresco in İznik, Turkey, offering new insight into Early Christian art.

Archaeologists at the Hisardere Necropolis in Iznik found an early Christian fresco inside a tomb that depicts a young, clean ...

The fresco shows a young, clean-shaven Jesus in a toga carrying a goat across his shoulders. Researchers say examples of the ...