Photo: "Oldest Church" Discovery "Ridiculous," Critics Say

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June 11, 2008—Light pours over workers excavating inside a cave in Rihab, Jordan, where an archaeologist claims to have found the world's oldest Christian church.

Some experts are skeptical of the claim made earlier this week by Jordanian archaeologist Abdel-Qader al-Housan.

Photograph by Ali Jarekji/Reuters

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