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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steffie Banatvala

Archaeologists discover 1,400 year old Christian cross on Abu Dhabi island

It was moulded onto a plaque thought to have been used by monks for spiritual contemplation and shows similarities with finds in Iraq and Kuwait and to the Church of the East - (UAE Department of Culture and Tourism)

Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,400 year-old Christian cross on a plaque at an ancient monastery on the Emirati island of Sir Bani Yas.

The cross incorporates regional motifs, including a stepped pyramid representing Golgotha, where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, and leaves sprouting from its base.

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