Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on ...

The remains of at least 140 dogs in an ancient Roman quarry pit were found in 2015 at the former Animal Husbandry Center of ...

Researchers have recently analyzed 5,436 bones that came from roughly 140 dogs that were sacrificed and buried in an English quarry during the Roman era. Found at the Nescot archaeological site in ...

The large number of dog remains at Nescot highlights their ritual significance in Roman Britain, likely tied to afterlife beliefs. Human remains found nearby suggest complex sacrificial practices ...

Dogs were used in “various ritual practices” in Roman times, the archaeologist said – even considered the “guardian” of a deceased human’s grave. The animals were often ritually killed ...

I missed a spot We all know the disappointment of finishing a project only to find a mistake or something we missed ...

A cradle Episcopalian, the 34-year-old Graves, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and for the ...

The Todah (the last offering we will read about before Pesach) in Parashat Tsav and the Korban Pesach both convey the same ...

Within the Roman world, dogs were associated ... The Romans had rules about what type/color/age, and sex of animal was appropriate to sacrifice for which god or festival, so the idea of cultural ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National ...