Temples | A Blog About History

2,300-year-old Maya temple destroyed for road fill

May 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Construction crews have demolished a 2,300-year-old Maya temple in Belize to use the stones in a road-building project. “It’s a

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

March 1st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Seven leather shoes dating back 2,000 years have been found in the walls of a temple built for Amenhotep II.

February 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists examining the foundation of an ancient temple in the Indian state of Karnataka have found two sets of copper-plates

February 12th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The limestone chapel of queen Hatshepsut will be opened after four years of restoration and construction. The chapel was constructed

December 18th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working in Sozopol, Bulgaria, have uncovered a large, well-preserved altar dedicated to the Greek god Poseidon. He said that

December 5th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A pair of limestone lion statues have been unearthed at the Soknopaios Temple in Fayoum, Egypt. The lion statues are

November 14th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

An ancient temple complex which dates back to the 11th century B.C. has been found at Tel Beth-Shemesh in Israel.