In a new Apostolic Letter commemorating the centenary of the foundation of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, ...

The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

Christian archaeology does not simply look at the past, he wrote, but it also speaks to all people in the present day.

The wreck site of the boat, thought to have carried 80 passengers, was first discovered on the Danish island of Als and first excavated in the early 20th century. Archaeologists believe it likely ...

"In today's fast-paced world, there is a tendency to forget and to consume images and words without reflecting on their ...

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...

The gargantuan heads of Easter Island may have finally tacked on an artist credit — or several, it turns out. The over 900 statues on Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for the Chilean territory, had long ...

Egypt’s ancient stone vessels display a level of precision that scientists still can’t explain. Their flawless symmetry and ...

Once lost, these seven cities were found after years of mystery. Their rediscovery tells us more about our past and the civilisations that thrived centuries ago.

After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...