Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Christian monastery on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates
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The site, on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm Al Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity along the shores of the Persian Gulf. It is thought the site may date as far back as to the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula. Carbon dating of samples found in the monastery's foundation date to between the early 6th to mid-7th century AD.Announcing the find on Thursday, officials said the floor plan of the site suggests early Christian worshippers prayed within a single-aisle church.
Rooms within appear to hold a baptismal font, as well as an oven for baking bread or wafers for communion rites. A nave also likely held an altar and an installation for communion wine.
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