Religious History
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Stone Turtle in Drained Angkor Reservoir
The reservoir houses the remnants of a centuries-old temple now undergoing excavation
Newly Unsealed Vatican Archives Lay Out Evidence of Pope Pius XII's Knowledge of the Holocaust
The Catholic Church's actions during World War II have long been a matter of historical debate
This Pandemic Isn't the First Time the Hajj Has Been Disrupted for Muslims
Plague, war and politics have altered the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca throughout history
Hares and Chickens Were Revered as Gods—Not Food—in Ancient Britain
New research indicates that Iron Age Britons venerated brown hares and chickens long before modern Easter celebrations
Archaeologists Discover Paintings of Goddess in 3,000-Year-Old Mummy's Coffin
Researchers lifted the ancient Egyptian mummy out of her coffin for the first time in 100 years and, to their surprise, uncovered the ancient artworks
The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits, a History of Hell and Other New Books to Read
The second installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The Fallout of a Medieval Archbishop's Murder Is Recorded in Alpine Ice
Traces of lead pollution frozen in a glacier confirm that British lead production waned just before the death of Thomas Becket
Archaeologists Unearth Remnants of Kitchen Behind Oldest House Still Standing in Maui
The missionary who lived in the house during the mid-1800s delivered vaccinations to locals during a smallpox epidemic
5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Damages Zagreb Cathedral, Museums
The tremors, which arrived in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the worst the Croatian capital has seen in 140 years
New Analysis Refutes Nazareth Inscription's Ties to Jesus' Death
The marble slab appears to be Greek in origin and may have been written in response to the death of a tyrant on the island of Kos
All of the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds
The new findings raises questions about the authenticity of a collection of texts known as the "post-2002" scrolls
Archaeologists Identify Site of Long-Lost Chapel Razed During English Civil War
The "sumptuously constructed" 14th-century chapel was roughly the same size as Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
For One Week Only, Raphael's Tapestries Return to the Sistine Chapel
This is the first time all 12 of the Renaissance creations have been united in their original home since the 16th century
14th-Century Steam Bath Found in Mexico City
The discovery has helped archaeologists pinpoint the location of the ancient neighborhood of Temazcaltitlan
This Inca Idol Survived the Spanish Conquest. 500 Years Later, Archaeologists Are Unveiling Its History
A new analysis suggests the Pachacamac Idol, once thought destroyed, is probably older—and less bloody—than once believed
14th-Century Illustration of Venice Is the Oldest Found Yet
The drawing accompanied one friar's first-person account of a trip from Venice to Jerusalem and Egypt
4,000-Year-Old Guide to the Ancient Egyptian Underworld May Be Oldest Illustrated 'Book'
Archaeologists recovered the remnants of an ancient "Book of Two Ways" from a sarcophagus
Possible Female Remains Discovered on Greece's All-Male Monastic Peninsula
The identity and sex of the individual have yet to be confirmed, but could mark a first for the sacred Mount Athos
The Inspiring Monk Who Lived in a New Mexico Cave
The mountaintop home of an Italian hermit who lived in the U.S. in the 1860s still attracts a handful of pilgrims
Unique Salt Coating Helped Preserve 25-Foot-Long Dead Sea Scroll
Analysis shows that the unique processing of the Temple Scroll's parchment kept it intact
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