Irina Ponomareva
Our research at the site – which was traditionally restricted to women – has also uncovered tools previously only associated with male crafters.
A 3D rendering of Ga-Mohana Hill in South Africa, a sacred and important heritage site.
Stephen Wessels
One criticism of current 3D models of archaeological sites is that they are presented devoid of human traces and history.
Poppy wreaths placed around the Cenotaph on Whitehall.
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Politicians wishing to stoke divisions invoke the Cenotaph knowing it will be a successful gambit because so many find solace in its meaning.
A Shinto priest performs a ritual at an altar.
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An anthropologist of Japanese religion met followers of Shinto religion online and found how they were building a community and sharing instructions on practice.
At St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., technician Joseph Stoute, left, prepares for a livestream broadcast with Rev. Janet Cox, a deacon, below right, March 22, 2020.
AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Because of COVID-19, observing religious feasts online, such as Easter, is mainstream this year. A theologian and a sociologist offer six considerations for digital religion.
Our Lady of the Airways Chapel, Logan Airport, Boston.
Randall Armor
We often rush by without looking, but America’s rich spiritual and religious life is reflected in these sanctuaries.
An intricate crop circle spans a diameter of more than 45 metres in a barley field close to Barbury Castle near Wroughton, England, about 130 kilometres west of London, in 2008. The circle is noteworthy for its complexity, representing the first 10 digits of the mathematical constant pi, or 3.141592654.
Lucy Pringle
Crop circles are global phenomena gaining attention as paranormal culture becomes mainstream, along with a hybrid approach that emulates scientific investigation.
Port chaplains provide much-needed services for those who make their living at sea.
Randall Armor
With 90 percent of global goods coming to us by ship, who are the men and women who care for the crews?
The Multi-faith Chapel at Hebrew Senior Life / Newbridge On The Charles, Dedham, Massachusetts.
Randall Armor
Even as congregations decline, chapels, meditation and prayer rooms are evolving as spaces of multi-faith worship and quiet reflection.
A woman holds Pope Francis’ head during his meeting with representatives of indigenous peoples at the Vatican on Feb. 15, 2017.
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Pope Francis appears to have defended Native American protests on the North Dakota pipeline issue. Indigenous cultures have a right to defend ‘their ancestral relationship to the Earth,’ he said.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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Sacred music joins people in a collective expression - whether of joy, sorrow or protest.
Protestors hold a sign outside the state’s Capitol, in Bismarck, North Dakota.,
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A scholar explains what makes landscapes sacred in Native American religion and why there needs to be a better understanding of the ties to the land.