Archaeologists Discover Town Mentioned in The Bible?

Sep 17, 2013 07:00 PM EDT | Matt Mercuro

A town was discovered along the Sea of Galilee by archaeologist that's estimated to be approximately 2,000 years old.

The town is located in Ginosar Valley, Israel according to LiveScience.com.

Archaeologists made their discovery during a field survey.

Dr. Ken Dark, an archaeologist and historian with the University of Reading, said that the newly discovered town could have been mentioned in the Bible.

The town's age and location indicates it could be Dalmanutha according to Dark, which is mentioned in the Gospel of Mark.

Jesus traveled to Dalmanutha after performing his well-known miracle involving bread and fish, according to the Bible.

"It is hard to imagine that a Roman-period coastal community of this size is nowhere mentioned in textual sources, and the site might be identified with one of the unlocated toponyms known from the Bible, perhaps the Dalmanutha of Mark 8:10," said Dark, according to USA Today.

Jesus fed nearly 4,000 people by multiplying the number of fish and bread and then sailed to Dalmanutha.

Experts determined that a boat, previously discovered back in 1986, was really found on the shore of the newly discovered town. After examination, the boat was said to be approximately 2,000 years old, according to LiveScience. 

Anchors, weights, vessel glass, and amphora have all been discovered at the town, indicating that it could have been heavily involved in trade and fishing.

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