The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

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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 ...

This haunting aerial image captures the remnants of Vazelon Monastery, an ancient Orthodox Christian sanctuary nestled in the ...

Read full article: There’s a big mystery at this prehistoric Florida spring. Just be sure to plug your nose That’s according to the Miami Visitor’s Bureau, which lists it as the Ancient Spanish ...

Trabzon, Turkey (CNN) — If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. Since its founding in the 4th century CE by some of the earliest ...