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Dance Floor Where John the Baptist was Condemned Identified Author: Bryan Windle Created: 08 January 2021 The courtyard where Salome danced and where Herod Antipas condemned John the Baptist to death was recently identified at Machaerus, the fortress of King Herod in modern-day Jordan.  The discovery was published by Gyozo Voros, director of the Machaerus excavations, in a book entitled, Holy Land Archaeology on Either Side: Archaeological Essays in Honour of Eugenio Alliata (Fondazione Terra Santa, 2020).  The excavation team discovered an apsidal-shaped niche...

Have Archaeologists Found History's Deadliest Dance Floor? Candida Moss © Provided by The Daily Beast Mariano Salvador Maella/Public Domain Maya Angelou once said that “Everything in the universe has a rhythm. Everything dances.” But not every dance is the same. If you were asked to compile a list of the most famous dances in history you might mention Fred and Ginger, the concluding scene of the movie Dirty Dancing, or even the Moonwalk. Arguably the most influential dance in history was Salome’s performance for her stepfather Herod Antipas at his birthday party. Sal...

Bible site where John The Baptist sentenced to death is 'found by archaeologists' John The Baptist was supposedly executed at the Fortress of Machaerus, near the Dead Sea in Jordan. A historian believes he has discovered a courtyard where his fate was sealed 13:43, 6 JAN 2021 John The Baptist's execution was ordered around AD 29 by King Herod Antipas, according to The Bible (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you...

Photographer Rania Matar offers a window on the world during quarantine Photographer Rania Matar offers a window on the world during quarantine The Lebanese-American photographer documents human stories of shared confinement in a forthcoming exhibition in Florida Rania Matar,  Image courtesy of the Artist Barely two weeks after the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, Lebanese-born American photographer Rania Matar began contemplating how this new, universal human reality might be viewed through a photographic lens. The resulting series, On Either Side of the Window: Portraits During Covid-19, wi...

‘One Night In Miami’ Live performances of songs from films, a career tribute for filmmaker Denys Arcand moderated by five-time New York Emmy award winner Jeffrey Lyons and an in- depth case study of documentary filmmaking from Sara Nodjoumi and Lisa Kleiner Chanoff are among the highlights of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) running online from January 4-10, 2021.  “I was humming and hawing about hosting a physical event, with so many restrictions and uncertainty,” says BIFF founder and executive director Leslie Vanderpool. “Even though filmmakers want to attend, I w...