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• June 11: A man reads a sign at the entrance of the site of Saint George's Church in Rihab, Mafraq, Jordan, (70 km to the east of Amman). Archaeologists in Jordan have discovered a cave underneath Saint George's Church, one of the world's oldest churches, and say it may have been an even more ancient site of Christian worship. But outside experts expressed caution about the claim.
• June 11: A worker leaves a cave under Saint George's Church in Rihab, Mafraq, Jordan.
• June 11: One of the entrances to the cave underneath St. George's Church in Rihab, Jordan.
• June 11: The ruins of St. George's Church in Rihab, Jordan, lie above the recently found cave that may be a place of early Christian worship.
• June 11: A man walks through the ruins of St. George's Church in Rihab, Mafraq, Jordan.
• June 11: A man walks through the ruins of Saint George's Church in Rihab, Mafraq, Jordan.
• June 11: A worker leaves a cave under St. George's Church in Rihab, Mafraq, Jordan, 70 km to the east of Amman. Archaeologists says they discovered a cave under the third century church that dates back to 70 A.D. which they believe was used as a church by 70 disciples of Jesus in the first century after Christ's death, which would make it the oldest Christian site of worship in the world. Archaeologist Abdel-Qader al-Housan described a circular worship area with stone seats separated from a living area that had a long tunnel leading to a source of water. He said the early Christians hid there from persecution. Outside experts expressed caution about the claim.

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