Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

The Rockefeller Archaeological Museum stores some 60,000 artifacts spanning millennia, including unique decorations from the ...

It's linked to the religious figure of Abraham, who Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all trace their origins to.

Five centuries ago, a single misprinted image in a German Bible quietly rewired how Europeans pictured the world and their ...

A previously unknown early medieval settlement has been unearthed in Suffolk during preparatory work for an offshore wind ...

In 'The Boomer Archaeologist,' UC San Diego Prof. Thomas Levy presents the story of his American dream, passion for research ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

Italian researchers found 2,000-year-old olive and vine remains under the Holy Sepulchre, matching John’s garden description ...

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...

Because of its importance not just to Jews, but to the West, excavating the City of David has engendered much hostility, ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...