On a summer day in 2020, a trail enthusiast was hiking in the Swiss Alps between the Ammertenhorn and Wildstrubel mountains, ...

Researchers believe an ancient shrine or worship site in Hawaii acted “as a sophisticated seasonal calendar.” The heiau, as ...

Who Looted an Ancient Roman Shrine? A Village Finally Tells. Investigators say they have figured out how bronze statues from a shrine built 2,000 years ago in Asia Minor to venerate the emperors ...

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.

Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy. The Italian ...

The sacred camphor tree at Kinomiya Shrine in Atami is no ordinary timber. Estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, it is ...

Ancient shrine ‘blessed’ with power to sever connections By JUNKO WATANABE/ Staff Writer. February 5, 2023 at 07:00 JST ...

A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus, preserved for nearly 3,000 years, has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem. Experts believe that the destruction of the shrine ...

Researchers believe an ancient shrine or worship site in Hawaii acted “as a sophisticated seasonal calendar.” The heiau, as it’s known in Hawaiian, was reconstructed in 2007 and dates to the ...

The Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest Shintō sites in Kyoto, is shrouded in an ancient forest and houses spectacular examples of traditional shrine architecture. It is the site of the Aoi ...

Pompeii excavation unveils rare 'blue room' believed to be an ancient shrine. The room has been interpreted as a sacrarium, or a Roman sanctuary. By Leah Sarnoff. Friday, June 14, 2024.

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists recently dug up an ancient reliquary in Austria, and we may soon find out just where it came from—and even what holy treasures it ...