The Bible recounts how a Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side with a spear during the crucifixion to confirm his death, but it never names him.

A debate about the crucifixion of Jesus was ignited when archaeologists discovered 12 boxes in a burial cave in south ...

Three 1,500-year-old burials in the Negev desert have pendants of bone and ebony that may depict the deceased individuals' ancestors.

Study details fifth- to ninth-century conversion of a Second Temple tomb into a worship site, complete with apse, altar and multilingual graffiti.

Two nails that could have been used to crucify Jesus were rediscovered in 2011, and research shows they could have fragments ...