Buried under the altar, they found a “marble shrine” measuring about 8 by 12 inches and containing fragments of a 1,500-year-old ivory box. What are we learning about the past? Here are three ...

The shrine, found under an altar in a chapel at the summit of Burgbichl hill in Irschen, Austria, contained a 1,500-year-old ivory box adorned with Christian motifs. This remarkable find was ...

A political quarrel between three, now old, men has monopolised political life in Ivory Coast for over a quarter of a century. It has led to civil wars and coups, and almost derailed a country ...