Sir Bani Yas Island, United Arab Emirates-Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced that archaeologists had a rare 1,600-year-old Stoko plaque, a rare 1,600-year-old stocker attribute of a Christian cross on the island of Sir Bani Yas near Abu Dhabi. The discovery was made during the first major excavation campaign in more than three decades, followed by a Christian monastery on the island in 1992. At this complex, the current archaeological work is focused on a group of houses in the courtyard where monks lived. 10.5 by -6.5 -inch inch plaque was potentially used by monks for spiritual consideration. This item features features that appear to be a small step -by -step pyramid that can represent Golgutha, a place where Christians believe that Jesus was crucified. The style of the cross is similar to that of Iraq and Kuwait, and it is related to the Church of the East, which is now in Iraq. Christianity spread from the fourth to the sixth century in the Arabian Peninsula. The Sir Bani Yas monastery was part of a group of churches and monasteries built during that period, but was quietly abandoned around the eighth century. “The discovery of this ancient Christian cross on the island of Sir Bani Yas is a powerful evidence of the deep and sustainable values of the United Arab Emirates,” said Muhammad Khalifa al -Mubarak, chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi. To read about the discovery on another island west of Abu Dhabi, go to “United Arab Emirates” around the world.
Post plaque was published with the early Christian cross on the island of the United Arab Emirates.
