[Romulus]

Alexander believes that with more substantial investment, the site could became a major tourist attraction and pilgrimage destination.

No kidding. The reinvention of the Holy Land as the Holy Land Experience will be a big draw for visiting "Judeo-Christians" primed for a shrink-wrapped religious theme park. All of their pre-approved bottons will be pushed.

[GladesGuru]

Yeah, and George Washington slept there too. Or was it Elvis?

There is something vaguely wrong about dubious data being used to "phish" for tourists by playing to their desire to visit religious sites. If the provenance of the stone vessels were better authenticated, I'd be less likely to so skeptical.

But false relics was quite the business at one time, back in the Middle Ages as I remember. Maybe 'tis time for 'truth in tourism'?

[Da_Shrimp]

"Just the existence of stone vessels is not enough to prove that this is a biblical site,"

Quite obviously, I should imagine. Surely such jars were used by lots of people in those times.

What on earth is the fuss about here?

[paudio]

Was there only one house that could host a party? Even if the sites mentioned is the real Cana, how on earth can we know that's the one where the miracle took place?

[xzins]

They believe these could have been the same kind of vessels the Bible says Jesus used in his first miracle, i>

If that statement isn't a setup with which they will later belittle Christians, then it is silly.

[Thinkin' Gal]

However, American archaeologists excavating a rival site several miles to the north have also found pieces of stone jars from the time of Jesus, and believe they have found biblical Cana.

However, American archaeologi$t$ excavating a rival $ite $everal mile$ to the north have al$o found piece$ of $tone jar$ from the time of Je$u$, and believe they have found biblical Cana.

[FairOpinion]

Same topic, different article

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[NYer]

Israeli archaeologist Yardena Alexander stands in a dig in the northern Israeli Arab town of Cana on Dec. 20,2004. Alexander believes she has uncovered proof that modern-day Cana was the location of the biblical town of the same name, where Jesus performed his first miracle of turning water into wine.

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[NYer]

Israeli archaeologist Yardena Alexander holds a piece of an ancient stone vessel at a dig in Cana, an Arab town in northern Israel Monday Dec. 20, 2004. Such stone jars were used at the time of Jesus, and are mentioned in the Book of John in the New Testament, which describes Jesus's first miracle of turning water into wine.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Straight Vermonter]

The idea that the Cana miracle was Jesus' first miracle is ludicrous. Mary clearly knew that Jesus could change the water to wine. Obviously she had seen his miraculous works before.

[bert]

Although cautiously optimistic, the archaeologist was not denying that the shreds of wood found under the shard could have been remnants of the True Cross. "I believe such a relic would be a miraculous discovery and will unite the people of the area" he remarked.

He made no comment on the fact that recent scholarship has leaned toward the belief that the Wedding at Canna was actually that of Jesus himself.

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