"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On July 9, 2023, James William Lewis was found dead in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home as a result of cardiac arrest. The 76-year-old had practiced an array of... See more
Drew Cunningham // Getty Images A first-century limestone box inscribed with 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus' emerged in 2002, reigniting a centuries-old theological debate about whether Jesus had biological siblings. Antique dealer Oded Golan fac... See more
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the Gospel of Mark, estimated to be the earliest of the four canonical Gospels by most Biblical scholars, there's a moment commonly referred to as the "Proph... See more
China News Service // Getty Images A farmer's accidental discovery in 1920s China led to the Sanxingdui archaeological site, revealing ancient sacrificial pits that showed a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization in Sichuan province. Excavations from 2020 ... See more
It has been nearly a century since the discovery of the Sanxingdui archeological site in contemporary Guanghan, Sichuan, China. It's often repeated that the site was accidentally stumbled upon by a humble farmer (as archaeological treasures so often tend ... See more
