The men were caught Friday night with 11 2,000-year-old decorated stone ossuaries, ancient coffins used to bury the dead in the Second Temple period ... The alleged thieves, from Jerusalem ...
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes of a family of ancient gods. The treasure trove was discovered at the Karnak temple complex ...
Believed to be over 1,200 years old, the Kedarnath temple’s true origins remain uncertain. Ancient texts hint at its construction, but no definitive records confirm when or how this Himalayan ...
would have dwarfed the rest of the temple. Larger-than-life scenes carved on each of its exterior walls offered ancient worshippers a mere hint of the resplendent painted reliefs that still cover ...
During celestial events, the temple aligns perfectly with sunlight and moonlight. The rays touch Krishna’s feet—an architectural marvel of ancient wisdom. Ancient texts speak of tunnels under ...
Man: Stealing from the temple, eh? Seize him ... There were about 7000 Vigiles, who dealt with criminals like thieves and enslaved people who ran away. They also acted as the fire brigade and ...