Top Ten Archaeology Stories of 2007

4. Jesus' Tomb Found in Israel, Filmmakers Claim (February 26, 2007)
A tomb that once held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth—and those of his wife and son—has been found in a suburb of Jerusalem, according to the makers of a controversial film.

Journalist Simcha Jacobovici, left, points to a stone box that he and others say may have once held the remains of Mary Magdalene, beside another that may have held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth, right, during a news conference on February 26, 2007.

Jacobovici directed a film, produced by James Cameron, second from left, that suggests several such boxes found in Israel in 1980 may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family.

AP Photo/Kathy Willens