Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeologists have now found deposits of gold coins and other valuables at the site, which they ...

The group suicide at Jonestown in 1978 remains one of the most shocking mass death events of the past century. Now, those with a morbid curiosity to learn more about the infamous cult will have the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed intriguing evidence of a potential cult site in the Uruk era, one of the earliest urban centers in ancient Mesopotamia, dating back over 5,000 years. This discovery, ...

A selection of finds from Hezingen. Credit: Jan-Willem de Kort, Mario van IJzendoorn and Archeocare in de Kort et al. 2024 A selection of finds from Hezingen. Credit: Jan-Willem de Kort, Mario van ...

KILIFI – Five bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in coastal Kenya, at a site near where more than 400 bodies of followers of a doomsday cult were recovered two years ago. Government pathologist ...

Archaeologists uncovered traces of ancient Greek cult activity in an exposed riverbed at Pertosa-Auletta Caves, officials said. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape ...

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