Towers points to ancient Sun cult
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The oldest solar observatory in the Americas has been discovered pointing to the existence of ancient Sun cults, scientists report.
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SALISBURY, England -- Whoever built Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year, could not have planned for the automobile.
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See why day and night are equal during an equinox, and learn how ancient cultures incorporated the biannual event into their beliefs.
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By Janet I. Tu, Seattle Times  Feb. 19--OAK HARBOR -- For decades, a sign outside this light-filled, two-story house of worship proclaimed it "St.
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In Iraq, the ties to neighboring Iran are as apparent as the desert sun. They reach back to Islam's earliest days, and before.
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Salem Hameed has lived in his tin-and-wood hut at the foot of the red mountain range for most of his 42 years. Asked where he's from, his answer is not Egypt or Sinai or Taba, but al-Karadma &#151; the name of his clan.
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Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece.
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ROME -- Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the earth's resources, a Vatican engineer said yesterday.
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VATICAN CITY, AUG. 29, 2004 .- The Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan is a symbol of unity between East and West, said John Paul II in a message sent to the Orthodox patriarch.
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Workers on Thursday began removing the cross-shaped steel beams that were left standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center five years ago, and prepared to move them to a temporary home at a nearby church. The 20-foot-tall artifact was discovered in the smoking ruins two weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and became a symbol for recovery workers, family and later construction crews at the site.
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By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  May 28--LINN GROVE -- A shadow of a tall spire reaches across the cemetery almost instantly as the morning sun breaks over the prairie horizon.   Like many headstones here, the spire is stone, or marble or granite.
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The new findings are the fruit of 15 years of excavations in the Oaxaca Valley of southern Mexico that have brought to light a remarkably complete series of structures used for religious purposes.
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This week the Sun is in the 13th house of the zodiac, and that means Earth is getting hit by a strange breeze from beyond the solar system.
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BOMBAY -- For centuries, this city has been the citadel where Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest religions, has persevered in the face of overwhelming odds.
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The story of the Maccabees and how they influenced three great religions.
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It's the 17th century. If the pope says the sun revolves around the Earth, then the sun revolves around the Earth. Compiled by Tony Long.
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The use of evergreens as a symbol and celebration of life during Winter Solstice celebrations started in ancient Roman and Egyptian times.