Holy Grail find? Archaeologists claim they may have uncovered ruins linked to Ark of the Covenant

It’s the kind of discovery that sounds more Indiana Jones than archaeology lab.Researchers digging in Israel say they may have uncovered ruins linked to the Ark of the Covenant — the gold-covered biblical chest said to have held the Ten Commandments.The Ark is described in scripture as a sacred chest built by the Israelites after their Exodus from Egypt.It was kept in the Tabernacle, a portable sanctuary some scholars date to around 1445 BC.According to the Bible, Moses himself placed the stone tablets inside.And then — like a divine disappearing act — it vanishes from the biblical record before the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.Now, archaeologists with Associates for Biblical Research (ABR) say they may have found new clues at biblical Shiloh, an ancient site in the West Bank linked to early Israelite worship.Shiloh is described in scripture as the place where the Tabernacle stood for more than 300 years, making it one of the most important religious centers in early biblical history.And this season, the dig has turned up something big.Researchers say they’ve uncovered additional walls from a massive structure that may be part of the Tabernacle complex, along with worship-related artifacts and newly identified fortifications that could help piece together the ancient city’s layout.The team’s biggest breakthrough came with the discovery of a southern wall — a key piece that helps define the structure’s full footprint. The building runs east to west and seems to match the size and layout described in the Bible for the Tabernacle — the portable sanctuary said to have been built after the Israelites left Egypt.In 2025, the ABR team said they had already found a large Iron Age structure that seemed to match the Bible’s description of the Tabernacle.

The new findings don’t prove that — but they do make the case a bit stronger.Dr.Scott Stripling, director of the Tel Shiloh excavation, said the new evidence is helping researcher...