SPIRITUAL ARCHAEOLOGYA Prophetic-Theological Method for Investigating Sacred Places, Ancient Altars, and Generational Spiritual Memory
SPIRITUAL ARCHAEOLOGY A Prophetic-Theological Method for Investigating Sacred Places, Ancient Altars, and Generational Spiritual Memory **Da Effiong Daniel** *African Holy Land Research Centre* *Independent Prophetic-Academic Research Paper* **2026** ABSTRACT While conventional archaeology investigates the physical past through material remains, architecture, and artifacts, religious archaeology examines material expressions of ritual and sacred space. However, material excavation alone often struggles to capture the enduring spiritual interpretations, ritual memories, and perceived generational continuity that persist long after a physical site is abandoned or destroyed. This paper introduces *Spiritual Archaeology* as a distinct, interdisciplinary, prophetic-theological research methodology designed to investigate the spiritual history, sacred geography, and generational memory of places without substituting spiritual discernment for material evidence. Using the biblical narrative of...