The project examines the diverse ways that animals appear in the Bible, such as blessed creatures, symbols, agricultural laborers, food, and sacrifices. The project also considers questions of animal ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique stone structure in East Jerusalem, providing evidence of cultic activity and possibly ...

It is a passage once used for animal sacrifices to the Greek god of death, Pluto - also known as Hades. Two thousand years later, it lies in ruins - believed to have been torn apart during the 6th ...

It’s been dubbed “the world’s bloodiest” festival because of the sheer number of animals slaughtered and offered as sacrifice. The Gadhimai festival, a quinquennial religious observance ...