Members of the conservation team lift a stone to clean and digitally scan before reinstalling it on the façade of the Edicule, the shrine that houses what is believed to be the tomb of Jesus.

MEDITATION Jesus, disgraced and mistreated, is honorably buried in a new tomb. Nicodemus brings a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight, which gives off a precious scent.

WaylandsSmithy #Longbarrow #Englishmegaliths Today we explore Wayland’s Smithy in Oxfordshire, South East England, located near the village of Ashbury along the same hill as the Uffington White Horse ...

The herd of now possessed pigs rush into the sea and drown, a costly loss for a poor community. How did the villagers repay ...

The towering Greek philosopher and poet Homer described olive oil as “liquid gold” and the Greek tragedian extraordinaire Sophocles called olives “our sweet silvered wet nurse”. Olive oil is the oil ...

Santiago de Compostela is one of the major centres of Christianity in the world — but the city’s sense of spirituality goes far beyond its cathedral and famous pilgrimage.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Though this phrase has a nice ring to it, ...

Archaologists are stunned after discovering what they believe could be an ancient city under the pyramids of Giza. A vast, prehistoric city buried beneath the Pyramids of Giza. It’s an extraordinary ...

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

In his latest series of articles, well known author CHRIS BARBER explores the ‘Historic County of Monmouthshire’ and sets out ...