9. Caiaphas – Ossuary Discovery 1990
A carved stone box found near Jerusalem in 1990 contained more than ancient bones. This limestone ossuary bears the name “Joseph son of Caiaphas,” the same high priest who, according to biblical accounts, played a key role in Jesus’s trial. Scientists dated the box to the early first century CE, exactly when Caiaphas held power. The bones of six different people were found inside the ornately decorated box. Inside this burial box lay physical proof of a man who stood at the center of one of history’s most famous trials.
