New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty rather than a New Testament figure ...

Despite its Parthian ties, Osroene gradually came under increasing Roman influence. In 114 CE, it was absorbed into the Roman ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show ...

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming ...

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...

The mummy had gone unnoticed despite urban development in a district where agricultural fields have been converted into ...

King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. No monarch ever actually possessed a divine touch (or donkey ...

For just 60 hours, researchers had the opportunity to examine the holiest site in Christianity. Here's what they found. ByKristin Romey October 31, 2016 •10 min read ...

A Tomb Once Said to Hold ‘Jesus’s Midwife’ Might Instead Hold Ancient Royalty For centuries, Christian devotees visited a tomb, believing it to belong to an apocryphal Biblical figure.

As Live Science reports, the aforementioned Cave of Salome gained its religious reputation when an ossuary, a casket filled with bones, was discovered in that cave bearing the name Salome ...

But to determine who might really have been interred in this tomb, the 2025 IAA study, co-authored by Vladik Lifshits and Nir-Shimshon Paran, they looked not at what had been left within the tomb ...

Jesus' 'real tomb' discovered after 'miracle' fire appears outside Recent discoveries of an ancient structure in Jerusalem align exactly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible.