Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church, tucked on a quiet palm-fringed residential street in the Miami ...

The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the ...

A set of humble clay trays and wooden staffs buried alongside King Tutankhamun’s glittering treasures might hold clues to a ...

This era reflected the blending of Jewish tradition with contemporary artistic movements, demonstrating the adaptability of Jewish ritual objects. In Israel, Seder plates have become a canvas for both ...

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The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

The "extraordinary" Jewish ritual bath was found during archaeological excavations in the ruins of the ancient Roman port city of Ostia, near to Rome. - Remo Casilli/Reuters ...

Mikvehs were used for ritual washing or purification of both people and objects and were generally not stand-alone structures, officials said. Excavations at Ostia Antic lasted from June to August ...

Some of these objects, such as the chaquira beads and mascaras ... “European chroniclers actually don’t mention limb removal, but they do describe the ritual sacrifice of individuals,” noted Juengst. ...