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
Memorial Ossuary, Mačkov kamen Memorial Ossuary, Mačkov kamen Memorial Ossuary Mačkov kamen () is a memorial monument located near Krupanj, Serbia, which stands on the mountain Jagodnja at an elevation of 923 m (Mačkov kamen - Tomcat's Stone). The remains of fallen soldiers from the First World War are stored inside. The memorial ossuary is located at the top of the Mačkov kamen. Its construction was initiated in 1925. The initiative was launched by the Minister of Construction, Milorad Vujičić. Committee members were Ljuba Jovanović (President of the Assembly), Đorđe Vajfert (Governor of the National Bank), and Dr. Arčibald Rajs and most respected citizens