Researchers have unearthed a Crusader-era altar in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher in a serendipitous discovery that sounds straight out of an Indiana Jones plot. The find, announced by ...

The rediscovered high altar thus serves as proof of a previously unknown connection between Rome and Jerusalem, with significant implications for European art history. At over 3.5 meters wide, we have ...

An unassuming slab in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been identified as part of a once-elaborate Medieval altar.

Archaeologists excavating medieval monastery ruins in Larunbe unearthed unique 1,900-year-old altar dedicated to Basque deity, photos show.

The altar, at more than 11 feet long, is the largest medieval altar known, he said. Berkovich and his team hope that additional research will reveal which Cosmatesque master was behind the work.

Identification of the altar Upon flipping the slab, the other side displayed intricate decorations, identifying it as the front panel of a medieval altar. This altar had been consecrated in 1149 ...

EXETER, ENGLAND—Excavations in the choir area at Exeter Cathedral led by cathedral archaeologist John Allan have uncovered foundations of a Christian high altar dated to the early twelfth ...

A LONG-LIST medieval altar thought to be destroyed in a fire has been discovered at one the holiest Christian churches in the world. Construction workers made the sensational discovery at a church … ...

Archaeologists excavating medieval monastery ruins in Larunbe unearthed unique 1,900-year-old altar dedicated to Basque deity, photos show.

“The Pope thus paid tribute to the holiest church in Christianity,” Berkovich said. The altar, at more than 11-feet long, is the largest medieval altar currently known, he said.

Archaeologists excavating medieval monastery ruins in Larunbe unearthed unique 1,900-year-old altar dedicated to Basque deity, photos show.

Archaeologists excavating medieval monastery ruins in Larunbe unearthed unique 1,900-year-old altar dedicated to Basque deity, photos show.