Neferkhewe and his family in shrine 31 (all photos by John Ward and Maria Nilsson for the Gebel el Silsila Project and used with permission) A team of archaeologists in Egypt has discovered six rock ...

Archaeologists have uncovered two remarkably well-preserved shrines, among other notable finds, at an ancient temple that was devastated by a fire around 2,600 years ago. The discoveries came to light ...

Archaeologists in Iraq excavated a 2,600-year-old temple and found shrines, a stone monument and written tablets, photos show. Photo from the Penn Museum Ancient invaders tore through a massive temple ...

IRBIL, Iraq -- ISIS extremists have reveled in destroying ancient shrines and antiquities, posting videos on social media of their vandalism. In an odd twist, however, they've inadvertently uncovered ...

Excavators working in the Roman-era city of Pompeii, Italy, have uncovered an ancient shrine surrounded by idyllic paintings of plants, snakes, and a lifelike peacock. Massimo Osanna, the ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...

Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan. There are more than 30,000 cherry blossom trees in the area, and some are believed ...