Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of an ancient church in Armenia, which they believe originated in the 4th century A.D.
Archaeologist s have unearthed the remains of an Armenia n church dating back almost 2,000 years, making it the oldest structure of its kind in the country and one of the oldest in the world. Germany's University of Münster, which partnered with a team at the Armenia n academy of Sciences on the archaeological dig, announced the discovery Friday and called it 'a sensational testimony to early Christianity in Armenia .
'The building, which dates back to the 4th century, is the oldest archaeologically documented church in the country — a sensational testimony to early Christianity in Armenia,' Achim Lichtenberger, a professor at the University of Münster who works on the archaeology project in Artaxata, said in a statement.
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