Dr. Ben Witherington posts of a house dating back to Jesus' time plus additional facts about Nazareth. Excerpt:
What do we learn about Nazareth of Jesus' day from this find? Several important things. The find, coupled with what has been found elsewhere in the same vicinity suggests Nazareth was indeed a tiny, out of the way village, with possibly as few as 50 houses. This estimate is based on the tiny findings at the neighboring graveyard. No wonder one of Jesus' potential disciples once asked 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Cities, like people, had honor ratings in antiquity, and the honor rating of Nazareth was not even on the chart of top 100 cities,towns, and villages in Israel. A little village set on four acres would not draw much attention.