For years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints frowned upon cremation, insisting that burial was theologically ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered rare artifacts from an ancient African Christian community in Israel, revealing a glimpse ...

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An ebony figurine, found in the Christian burial of a child, "shows a very detailed face and torso of a male figure, with typical African features," the researchers wrote in the study.

The artifacts were buried in the graves of a young woman and child, who may have converted to Christianity in Africa before traveling to the region, researchers say ...