A 2,000-year-old altar where wealthy pagans worshiped has been unearthed in an Israeli cemetery, archaeologists say. The 24-inch-high (60-centimeter-high) granite structure—adorned with carvings of ...

They say the discovery proves an ancient cemetery at the site that has been at the centre of protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews does not contain the graves of Jews. Protesters claim an emergency room ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered the ruins of an ancient pagan temple from the Roman period in Italy. The temple was found during excavations in the ancient hilltop town of Spello, which is ...