James Ossuary James Ossuary The James Ossuary is a 1st-century limestone box that was used for containing the bones of the dead. An Aramaic inscription in the Hebrew alphabet meaning "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" is cut into one side of the box. The inscription is considered significant because, if genuine, it might provide archaeological evidence for Jesus of Nazareth. However, while the ossuary itself is accepted as authentic to the time period, the inscription itself could be a modern forgery. The existence of the ossuary was announced at an October 21, 2002 Washington press conference co-hosted by the Discovery
Sedlec Ossuary the original tour guide soundtrack has been made available. In the documentary "Long Way Round", Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman stop to see this church. Dan Cruickshank also views the church in his "Adventures in Architecture". The ossuary is a major plot device in the John Connolly novel "The Black Angel". The ossuary is used as a location for the "Dungeons & Dragons" movie and the movie "Blood & Chocolate". The ossuary was also featured in "Ripley's Believe it or Not" and is described by Cara Seymour in the final scene of the film "Adaptation." The ossuary was also the