Religion is a fundamental part of human culture, yet not all spiritual groups are created equal. Sociologists estimate that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Selection of coins and jewelry from Hezingen Nordic archeological site An early medieval archeological site in the eastern ...

The Dionysian fresco, dubbed the "house of Thiasos" by archaeologists, was unearthed from a banquet hall amid excavations to Insula 10 Regio IX in Pompeii. (all images courtesy Parco Archeologico di ...

A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts believe the money left at the location was “devil’s money,” an offering to ...

It is almost impossible to imagine the realities endured by victims of ritual abuse: multiple abusers with systematic motives coordinated with the sole purpose of perpetrating and maintaining a cycle ...

A recent study by Dr. Jan-Willem de Kort and his colleagues, published in Medieval Archaeology, uncovered an early medieval cult site in the Netherlands. Well-excavated and thoughtfully analyzed cult ...