A 1,400 year old plaque showing a cross is transforming experts' comprehension of Christianity's eastward expansion. Researchers excavating Abu Dhabi's Sir Bani Yas Island discovered the artifact, ...

A Christian cross was unearthed by archaeologists during an excavation on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Sir Bani Yas Island was part of a cluster of churches and monasteries ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed a hoard of early medieval treasures on the banks of an inlet in northern Germany, all thanks to a metal detectorist. The State Archaeology Department of ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed a hoard of early medieval treasures on the banks of an inlet in northern Germany, all thanks to a metal detectorist. The State Archaeology Department of ...

Sometime in the 8th century C.E., the Christian community that had been living for hundreds of years on Sir Bani Yas, an island in the Arabian Gulf, packed up and walked away. At a time when relations ...

In a statement published on May 12, the City of Leeds in the U.K. said the Saxon-era pendant was uncovered in a local field. It dates back over 1,200 years and was found by a metal detectorist last ...

Easter symbols have ancient roots Early church adapted some non-Christian traditions The world's Christian population stands at 2.3 billion Easter, the single-most important day in the Christian faith ...