A digital exhibition features 18th-century etchings and 19th-century photographs of Palmyra and classical antiquities being leveled by ISIS militants.
Source: The Ancient Syrian City ISIS Is Destroying, Preserved Online
Having visited Palmyra, I continue to grieve the loss of life and material cultural there.
Archaeologists in Maryland have discovered artifacts linking African practices and Christianity on the land of a former slave plantation in Maryland.
Source: Ezekiel’s Wheel Ties African Spiritual Traditions to Christianity
Although my interest is in the archaeology of early Christianity in Palestine, this find in Maryland is fascinating. Read on …
The Minneapolis museum is host to a rare exhibit of personal items that have never left Germany and, officials say, likely will never be seen together again.
So excited that these art pieces and artifacts will be in Minnesota for the next two months. Our faculty has planned a trip and I am also taking my honors class. The quincentennial celebrations have begun.
Source: Life of Martin Luther on display in rare MIA exhibit
Restorers working in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel uncover stone slab venerated as the resting place of Jesus Christ.
The “tomb” of Christ has needed work for centuries. Renovation is now occurring. Read about it.
Source: Exclusive: Christ’s Burial Place Exposed for First Time in Centuries