The treasure consisted of two gold coins and a delicate gold ring. Despite the site being vulnerable to antiquities looting ...

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a ...

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Archaeologists have discovered rare Byzantine-era gold coins and a delicate ring at a remote site in the northern Judean ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. For 1 ...

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of ...

From cliff-carved chapels to highland fortresses, these UNESCO-recognized sites bring travelers face to face with 17 ...

Monastery of Anthony the Great gets face lift thanks to the Egyptian government. CAIRO, Feb. 10, 2010 — -- Near Egypt's Red Sea coast, nestled at the foot of Al Qalzam Mountain and dotted by palm ...

ST. CATHERINE’S, EGYPT - (Reuters) - At St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Egypt's Mount Sinai, the silence in the library is broken only by low electrical humming, as an early manuscript is ...