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Ancient tomb may have been repurposed temple

May 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The Elephants Tomb at the Carmona necropolis in Seville, Spain may have originally been built to serve as a temple

November 29th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

New discoveries at Stonehenge have revealed that sun worshipers were using the site before the famous stones were errected. It

March 30th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Officials in Jordan are demanding the return of the earliest Christian writings in existence: some 70 codices written on lead

February 1st, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Time has an interesting article discussing how politics and archaeology mesh (not well) in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem syndrome is a

November 19th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

New research has found that the Ancient Greeks deliberately built their temples to face the rising Sun. Although it has

September 24th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

A ritual bath, used by Jewish pilgrims coming to the Temple Mount, has been found in Jerusalem. The bath is

September 24th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers are theorizing that many Mayan pyramids were built to make “raindrop” music to communicate with their rain god. Take

September 8th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists in Newfoundland and Labrador are searching for the remains of a 510-year-old church; what could be the oldest Christian