Discoveries at an ancient cult shrine in Jordan have revealed new evidence of how ancient people responded to crisis during ...

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 ...

Ancient invaders tore through a massive temple complex in modern-day Iraq, taking what they liked and destroying what they didn’t. The looting ended in a blaze as the once-wealthy temple burned. But ...

The heiau, as it’s known in Hawaiian, was reconstructed in 2007 and dates to the early to mid 15th century, according to a Feb. 24 news release from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Researchers ...

The cult site dedicated to a goddess of the Phrygian religion was further west than any previous evidence of the religion’s ...

It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Roman city of Pompeii in ruins, but the ancient archaeological site continues to offer new findings. An ornate "blue room," ...