A stone slab baring age-old graffiti in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre turned out to be far more precious after researchers exposed its other side, showing elaborate designs that was once the front ...

"Ancient Maya Stone Altar Recovered In Guatemala; Unparalleled Investigation Leads To Looters’ Haven And Arrests." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2003 / 11 / 031111070003.htm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists believe that the altar was built around the late 300s CE in the Maya city of Tikal. It is decorated with four ...

Two ancient Roman stone altars found near Edinburgh and acquired for the nation are set to go on public display for the first time as part of a new exhibition at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) ...

Archaeologists excavating a medieval monastery in Spain unearthed a unique 1,900-year-old Roman altar dedicated to a Basque deity, photos show. Photo from Juantxo Agirre via Aranzadi Science Society ...

The ancient city of Phanagoria was founded on the Taman Peninsula in the mid-6th century B.C. by the Greeks KRASNODAR, September 10. /TASS/. An ancient Greek altar untypical of Greek colonies on the ...

Frankincense, myrrh, and… cannabis? Archaeologists have discovered traces of weed on an ancient Israelite altar, suggesting that getting high was a religious ritual for the Hebrew people. The ...

ROME, June 30 (Reuters) - An ancient Greek altar for family worship dating back more than 2,000 years has been found in the archaeological site of Segesta on the Italian island of Sicily, local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two spectacularly carved Roman stone altars that were recently discovered in Scotland and expertly restored are set to go on ...