Bone Box of Caiaphas' Granddaughter Authenticated

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Excerpt Israeli scholars have confirmed the authenticity of a 2,000-year-old burial box that appears to bear the name of a relative of the high priest Caiaphas mentioned in the New Testament... Continue reading

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The ossuary — a stone chest used to store bones — is decorated with the stylized shapes of flowers and bears an inscription with the name “Miriam daughter of Yeshua son of Caiaphas, priest of Maaziah from Beth Imri.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israeli-scholars-say-2000-year-old-burial-box-linked-to-bibles-high-priest-is-genuine/2011/06/29/AGOoCXqH_story.html

http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_Item_eng.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1849&module_id=#as

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