A rare Roman temple dedicated to mystery cult deity Mithras was discovered in Germany, with the oldest-known sanctuary in Bavaria dating to the first or second centuries A.D.

German archaeologists have discovered new insights into Bavaria's Roman past from an ancient buried temple where Roman ...

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts believe the money left at ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of gold and silver coins offered as diobolgeldæ, or “devil's money”, at a medieval cult site in the Netherlands, shedding more light on the rituals of ...

The Dionysian fresco, dubbed the "house of Thiasos" by archaeologists, was unearthed from a banquet hall amid excavations to Insula 10 Regio IX in Pompeii. (all images courtesy Parco Archeologico di ...

On a tropical island in the Southwest Pacific, a few dozen men gather in the rainforest. They are wearing long trousers but no shoes or shirts, and red paint marks the initials U.S.A. on their bare ...

Several new court filings from prosecutors in the Delphi murders case describe the latest claims from suspect Richard Allen's defense team as "fanciful," "colorful, dramatic and highly unprofessional.

At a yoga teacher training in Bali, one traveler searched for catharsis, connection, and clarity after family trauma but ...

Critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long described its doctrinal messaging, behavioral standards ...