Bible and Archeology

3. Papyrus scrolls that look like lumps of coal that contain writings from 2000 years ago.
4. The river Jesus got baptized in.
10. The study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains.
11. Evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding.
17. Revealing insights into early agricultural societies.
18. Used to finish walls in Ain Ghazal.
19. A mound of Earth and Debris provided valuable insights into the city's history.
20. A system of writing using pictures/symbols that represent words or sounds.

1. Some of the most famous discoveries from the Ain Ghazal Excavation.
2. A key source for understanding the history of the ancient Israelites.
5. A region in the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest civilizations.
6. What appears to be on several large storage jars from the kingdom of Judah.
7. : A famous artifact that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
8. A material prepared in Ancient Egypt used for writing.
9. The largest neolithic settlement in the world along the Jordan River.
12. A set of ancient Jewish manuscripts.
13. A large stone tablet from the reign of Pharoh Merneptah.
14. massive stone walls surrounding an ancient Neolithic settlement.
15. Early forms of writing that use sample pictures to represent objects/ideas.
16. A collection of religious texts and scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity.