Christianity
Enormous Roman Basilica Dated to King Herod's Reign Revealed in Israel
At its height, the public building boasted opulent marble columns and sculptures
Studio of 'Pop Art Nun' Corita Kent Saved From Becoming Parking Lot
The artist's brightly colored silkscreen works addressed civil rights and social justice issues
Trove of Viking-Age Treasures Makes Its Long-Awaited Public Debut
The Galloway Hoard, a collection of 100 rare artifacts buried in Scotland around 900 A.D., is finally on view
This American Monk Travels the World to Rescue Ancient Documents From Oblivion
Father Columba Stewart has visited sites from Kathmandu to Timbuktu in his mission to safeguard precious manuscripts that tell humanity's story
National Cathedral Unveils Carving of Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Chronicler of the Holocaust
The bust of the "Night" author appears in a corner of the Washington, D.C. church's Human Rights Porch
How A.I. Is Helping Scholars Unlock the Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
A new handwriting analysis suggests that two scribes collaborated on a key ancient manuscript
Baroque Painting Almost Sold for €1,500 May Be a Caravaggio Worth Millions
Spanish authorities halted the sale after identifying "sufficient stylistic and documentary evidence" linking the work to the Old Master
Is This the Face of King Tut's Father, Pharaoh Akhenaten?
New 3-D reconstruction visualizes what KV55, a mummy long thought to be the ancient Egyptian ruler, may have looked like
Fire at 16th-Century Mexican Church Prompts Debate Over How to Protect Cultural Heritage
Critics argue that a lack of preservation funding contributed to the devastating loss
Archaeologists Discover Traces of Early Christian Community in Egypt
Active between the fourth and eighth centuries A.D., the vast site housed multiple churches, monastic cells and other structures
Ruins of Medieval Palace Found Beneath English Retiree's Garden
Beginning in the 13th century, the castle in Somerset County served as a residence for local bishops
3-D Reconstructions Reveal the Faces of Two Medieval Dukes
Researchers used a variety of techniques to visualize what Czech rulers Spytihněv I and Vratislav I might have looked like
A Medieval Woman Wore This 'Birthing Girdle' to Protect Herself During Labor
Researchers found traces of bodily fluids, as well as milk and other materials associated with pregnancy, on the ten-foot long parchment
Researchers Uncover Remains of Polish Nuns Murdered by Soviets During WWII
As the Red Army pushed the Nazis out of Poland in 1945, soldiers engaged in brutal acts of repression against civilians
1,000-Year-Old Bavarian Frescoes Depict Life and Beheading of John the Baptist
The paintings, which adorn the Augsburg Cathedral in southern Germany, are among the oldest of their kind in northern Europe
Bones Venerated as St. James the Younger's Don't Belong to the Apostle, Study Suggests
Researchers dated the femur fragments to between 214 and 340 A.D.—at least 160 years after the saint's lifetime
A Mardi Gras Like No Other Seeks to Bring New Orleans Together—From a Distance
The carnival season holds the possibility for renewal during the Covid-19 pandemic
Dante's Descendant Wants to Overturn the Poet's 1302 Corruption Conviction
More than 700 years ago, a magistrate sentenced the "Divine Comedy" author to be burned at the stake if he ever returned to Florence
New Research Suggests 'Salvator Mundi' Originally Looked Completely Different
Two separate studies posit that Leonardo da Vinci's initial composition only featured Christ's head and shoulders
'Royal Purple' Fabric Dated to Time of Biblical King David Found in Israel
Derived from the bodies of snails, the dye used on the wool fibers was extremely valuable in the ancient world
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