The Madaba Map was incorporated into the new church of St. George, Madaba, Jordan. The mosaic was found when the ruins of the old Byzantine church were cleared in 1884. Locals were excited ...

Recognised as the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Lands, the Madaba Mosaic Map was crafted during the reign of Emperor Justinian.

Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan. The team used maps and field surveys to identify ...