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First-century ossuary from a dealer in jerusalem. >> i could see some of the names which are mentioned and especially ya'akov, the first name, meaning james. it came by itself without any item to accompany it. >> in first century jerusalem, the bones of the dead were placed in ossuaries in underground tombs. archaeologist byron mccane is a leading expert on burial practices in ancient palestine. >> we're just south of the old city of jerusalem. there are a number of burial caves from the time of jesus right around here. in the jewish tradition, on the first anniversary of the death, they gathe...

Which are mentioned and especially ya'akov, the first name, meaning james. it came by itself without any item to accompany it. >> in first century jerusalem, the bones of the dead were placed in ossuaries in underground tombs. archaeologist byron mccane is a leading expert on burial practices in ancient palestine. >> we're just south of the old city of jerusalem. there are a number of burial caves from the time of jesus right around here. in the jewish tradition, on the first anniversary of the death, they gather the bones of their deceased loved ones. those bones are placed in an ossuary. the...

Allegations that the vatican has somehow been involved in the abduction of this young girl. the question, whether or not she's still alive. and, you know, the brother, pietro orlandi got the pope's attention and got the vatican to finally open up this grave. the forensic teams ventured beneath the old floors of the vatican's teutonic cemetery for nuanc nuances. a new investigation into the search for emanuela orlandi who went missing 36 years ago led officials into two underground tombs where they unearthed hundreds of bones for examination. the latest tombs are adjacent to two others that wer...

Pull back as protesters chanted and continued marching towards them. the demonstrators are protesting an extradition bill along with a host of other democratic issues. researchers are unearthing thousands of bones in two vatican crypts hoping to find answers in the search for a teenager missing for other three decades. >> reporter: the forensics teams ventured below the old floors of the vatican's cemetery in search for new answers on saturday. a new investigation for the search for a 15-year-old girl who mysteriously went missing 36 years ago led officials to two underground tombs where the...

The first name. the meaning of james, it came by itself without any item to accompany it. >> narrator: in first century jerusalem, the bones of the dead were placed in ossuaries in underground tombs. archeologist byron mccain is a leading expert on burial practices in ancient palestine. >> we are just south of the old city of jerusalem. there are a number of burial caves from the time of jesus right around here. in the jewish tradition, on the first anniversary of the deaths they gather the bones of their deceased loved ones. those bones are placed in an ossuary. the ossuary is marked with the...