Religious History
Why Was a Synagogue Mural Hidden Behind a Wall in a Vermont Apartment?
The restoration of the stunning 112-year-old artwork is now complete
Did Archaeologists Find Saint Peter's Birthplace?
An inscription uncovered at the site of an ancient church offers new evidence
Last Convicted Salem 'Witch' Is Finally Cleared
Elizabeth Johnson Jr. has been officially exonerated—thanks to a dogged band of middle schoolers
The Race to Preserve Treasures From a Legendary 17th-Century Shipwreck
The new Bahamas Maritime Museum will feature finds from the "Maravillas," a Spanish galleon that sank in 1656 with a cargo of gold, silver and gems
Why Archaeologists Think They've Found the Lost City of Natounia
New research draws on rock reliefs and ancient coins to link the Rabana-Merquly fortress in Iraq to a vassal state of the Parthian Empire
The 20th-Century History of Anti-Semitic Attacks on Jewish Politicians
Russian rhetoric against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoes the language directed toward Jewish leaders in post-WWI Europe
In Israeli Desert, Archaeologists Find One of the Oldest Known Mosques
The seventh-century structure provides clues about a region in transition
Inside the Effort to Restore Synagogues in Venice's 500-Year-Old Jewish Ghetto
A new project focuses on three 16th-century synagogues in the Italian city, where the Jewish population has dropped to 450
In Early Modern Russia, the Majority of Accused 'Witches' Were Men
Orthodox Russians deployed magic for practical purposes, like inflicting illness, harming business competitors and attracting lovers
Wreck of Long-Lost Royal Battleship Discovered Off English Coast
Divers discovered the H.M.S. "Gloucester" in 2007, but authorities kept the news buried for 15 years as they waited to secure the site
Renaissance Masterpiece Found Hanging in a 90-Year-Old Woman's London Bedroom
"The Depiction of the Madonna and Child," by a follower of Filippino Lippi, sold for around $320,000
This Huge Underground City May Have Been a Refuge for 70,000 Early Christians
The complex may have been used as a shelter during Roman rule in Turkey
Mislabeled for a Century, Mysterious Mummy Reclassified as Sacred Ibis
Previously identified as a hawk, the bird was one of millions killed as offerings to the ancient Egyptian god Thoth
An Ancient 'Harbor' Was Actually a Sacred Pool Designed for Scanning the Stars
Archaeologists think the devotional zone was dedicated to the god Ba'al
Inside Hieronymus Bosch's Surreal Visions of Heaven and Hell
A new exhibition in Budapest features almost 90 works by the Dutch artist and his peers
Traditionally Dyed Eggs Spring Into Action for Ukraine
The colorful folk art is a centuries-long custom
Why Was Erotic Art So Popular in Ancient Pompeii?
A new exhibition spotlights 70 examples of sensual imagery discovered in the Roman city
The Ancient Origins of the Easter Bunny
A scholar traces the folk figure's history from the Neolithic era to today
Trove of Starfish Deposited as Offering to Aztec War God Found in Mexico City
Researchers discovered 164 sea stars placed in the Templo Mayor around the turn of the 16th century
Well-Preserved, 9,000-Year-Old Shrine Discovered in Jordan Desert
Researchers uncovered two standing stones featuring anthropomorphic carvings and a model of a "desert kite" used to trap wild gazelles
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