The discoveries suggest the hill was not only a site of ritual but also a seat of power for the elite of the time.

Were they stored for a planned retrieval that never came? Were they ritual objects used in sacred ceremonies or as grave goods? Did the ancients use them for all three purposes? No one knows.

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

During the sixth millennium B.C.E., carvers in present-day Sweden etched patterns into the artifact before redecorating it in ...

"This is an unprecedented discovery of a space with ‘audio-visual equipment,’ centered around a ritual object (the turtle), which constitutes the first evidence of communal rituals in the Levant.

This Haida mask can be transformed from the outer image of an eagle to the inner image of a supernatural being.This Ritual Mask ... collection of North American objects and photographs.

This Haida mask can be transformed from the outer image of an eagle to the inner image of a supernatural being.This Ritual Mask ... collection of North American objects and photographs.