Muneer Elbaz remembers the joy of visiting the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza with his family, praying at a site where people have worshipped over centuries as empires came and went."These were the best ...

The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas. It is one of dozens of heritage ...

When you think of Byzantine emperors, you don’t necessarily think of flying thrones, machines and automations, do you?

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Byzantine-era monastery in Egypt, revealing an ancient Christian site that sheds light on monastic life 1,400 years ago. experts have uncovered a lost ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare 1,400-year-old limestone mold at Hyrcania in the Judean Desert that was used to manufacture small devotional flasks for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rare Byzantine-era gold coins discovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert. (photo credit: COGAT ...

DAMASCUS, 15 December (BelTA - SANA) - Syria’s Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums has announced the discovery of a Byzantine-era mosaic near Qarah, a town in the Damascus countryside. The ...

An international team of archaeologists from Italy, Spain and Tunisia has been excavating Henchir el Begar since 2023. Ca' Foscari University of Venice Ancient Romans were big fans of olive oil, ...

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Visitors look at tombs at archaeological excavations of the ancient Byzantine-era Christian Saint Neophytos Basilica, in Iznik, also known by its ancient name Nicaea, northwestern Turkey, Thursday, ...

Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be fought over, there’s a good chance Christians will fight about it. That repeated splintering is what makes the Council of Nicaea — a ...

Archaeologists in Turkey recently unearthed a 1,500-year-old Christian floor mosaic in Urfa, a city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Abraham. The discovery was reported by Anadolu Agency ...