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Altar to Sol: A 1,900-year-old monument to the Roman god of light used in a secret ritual

This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion.
Smithsonian Magazine

This Millennium-Old Sacrificial Altar in Mexico Belonged to a Civilization That Thrived Before the Aztecs

Surrounded by human skulls, the artifact was uncovered at the site of the Toltec people's capital in central Mexico ahead of ...

Workers building a railroad found a 1,000-year-old altar—surrounded by human skulls

The remarkable object was created 1,000 years ago in Mexico.
Artnet

Unassuming Slab Is Identified as Long Lost Medieval Altar

A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed. The renovated Tomb where Jesus is thought to be buried, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of ...
CNN

Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on X ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal vandalized by Arab rioters

The rioters burned tires on the historical remains and sprayed Palestinian flags and inscriptions in Arabic on the stones of the altar. Joshua's Altar, located at Mount Ebal in the West Bank, was ...