Artifacts

For centuries, the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred gold-plated chest said to contain the Ten Commandments, has been one of the greatest mysteries in religious history. The object, which once symbolized God’s presence among the Israelites, vanished from the historical record more than 2,500 years ago, sparking endless debate about where it may have been taken. While many theories point to locations in the Middle East and Africa, a startling theory suggests the Ark may lie thousands of miles away in one of the most remote places on Earth, buried in the jungles of the Solomon Islands. Ariel view of a part of the Solomon Islands. (Jim Lounsbury/ Free Use ) According to local traditions on the island of