Nicolas Detering was investigating on how often the images and lives of saints continue to be referenced in literature, visual arts and popular culture
The skull-shaped body of the Aztec death whistle may represent Mictlantecuhtli, and might have been used in sacrifice rituals
Evidence of hallucinogens found in an Egyptian Bes mug, validating written records and centuries-old myths of ancient Egyptian rituals and practices
New paintings and details uncovered in the Egyptian temple of Esna: specialists finished restoring the southern inner wall and the southern part of the western rear wall, with spectacular scenes of Neith and Khnum
An ancient temple and theater have been discovered in La Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas, Peru; the carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion
A new research about the role the Milky Way played in Egyptian religion and culture, published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
A re-evaluation of the Etruscan bronze lamp of Cortona concludes that it is a cult object associated with the mystery cult of the god Dionysus
Archaeologists from Newcastle University have unearthed evidence for an evolving sacred landscape spanning centuries in Crowland, Lincolnshire.
Study reveals evidence of violence shortly after the collapse of the Chavín culture, a time of crisis in ancient Peru Analysis of skeletons…
Witchcraft trials in Norway ended in the 18th century; when it came to the Sámi people, a persistent fight continued against what was termed the art of witchcraft, and missionaries took over from the judicial system
