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A relic of John was apparently found in a reliquary in a church on St Ivan island, near Bulgaria. The article does not say explicitly, but it seems the church, which was built initially in the 5th century was destroyed or built over at some point in time and forgotten about. Remains of John the Baptist found in Bulgaria - report
DNA testing of the bones found in the sarcophagus have been done and the findings released. At least some of the bones – the human ones contained in the box – date to the “early first century” and appear to be from a Middle Eastern/Near Eastern man.Mysterious bones may belong to John the Baptist
Well, I think that the media probably jumps the gun by hyping up the claims sometimes. However, if an academic case can be made then I don't see why we can't be excited for a variety of reasons. It seems like the scholars working on this case are starting to make a case, though the evidence at this point is still somewhat circumstantial.
