Archriologists from the University of Haifa have discovered a marble artifact from an early cathedral in the ancient city of Antiochia Hippos, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 C.E. The discovery was part of a larger excavation of what remained beneath an ancient church for nearly a millennium and a half. Among the artifacts were a bronze candelabrum, a veined marble reliquary, two baptismal fonts, and a strange object (also made of marble) with triple wells meant to hold holy oils used in the baptismal ritual of baptism. While its most likely use was for chrismation, it is unclear what types of oil were used. The findings suggest that the cups of the stone held oil, possibly three different types of oils, which may correlate with a local tradition of three-phase anointing during the baptal rite.