Archaeologists unearth Acre church from the Byzantine PeriodThe headline pretty much says it. But an earlier IAA press release was more cautious about calling it a church.
Discovery of public structure in north Israel city is breakthrough, first time Christian structure has been unearthed in Acre, a city said to have been highly influential in early years of Christianity.
By Jack Khoury (Haaretz)
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Monday, June 13, 2011
A Byzantine-era building at Acre
A BYZANTINE-ERA BUILDING AT ACRE: