A room and a building in one of the world's ancient cities boast an incredible influence on biblical history, or is this just a medieval hypothesis?

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.

Archaeologists have identified the lost city of Tharais near Jordan's Dead Sea. The discovery is based on the 1,500-year-old Madaba Mosaic Map, revealing its location. Excavations uncovered ...

The map is located in Madaba, Jordan, and depicts a total of 157 sites—many of which have yet to be found. One of the many lost cities is a place called Tharais, which dates all the way back to ...