]> http://scatoday.net/taxonomy/term/245/0 Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues, Cathedrals, and similar structures used primarily for worship (this category is about the buildings, not the religions) en http://scatoday.net/node/12665 The Cistercians in Yorkshire Project, a UK£50 million UK-wide digitalization program, is "designed to enable the learning materials and resources currently contained in galleries, communities, libraries, museums, universities and other centres of excellence, to be directly accessible to homes and communities via the internet." 1101 CE to 1200 CE Christianity English Places of Worship Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:27:51 -0500 http://scatoday.net/node/12726 Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be the largest ancient church ever discovered in Syria. The remains of the 5th century structure were found recently near Palmyra in central Syria. 601 CE and Earlier BBC News Middle Eastern Places of Worship Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:19:41 -0500 http://scatoday.net/node/12580 Archaeologists working on an excavation in the town of Hull, Yorkshire, are delighted to have discovered the medieval Humber Gate, but are still looking for the elusive Carmelite friary, built in the town in the late 1290's. 1201 CE to 1300 CE Architecture and Construction English Places of Worship Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:32:19 -0500 http://scatoday.net/node/12579 A high-tech survey is underway with hopes of learning more about Suffolk, England's ancient shrine to St. Edmund. The geophysical survey will look for traces of the "outline of vanished workshops, storerooms and refectories - the evidence of an extinct way of life" in the abbey ruins in Bury St Edmunds. 1101 CE to 1200 CE English General Science Places of Worship Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:42:36 -0500 http://scatoday.net/node/12571 Dagonell reports that St. Gerard's Church in Buffalo, New York, former site of AEthelmearc's popular Return of the Ice Dragon event, will be moved to Norcross, Georgia (USA). Aethelmearc Architecture and Construction Modern Society Places of Worship Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:07:01 -0500 http://scatoday.net/node/12480 Drunken youths are being blamed for the wave of vandalism targeting Britain's historic buildings. More than 170 incidents involving castles, monasteries and stately homes, have been recorded during the past year. Architecture and Construction Castles English Modern Society Places of Worship Sat, 1 Nov 2008 18:46:38 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/12339 It shouldn't have come as a surprise that archaeologists were able to uncover the remains of a 12th century abbey at Abbeytown in West Cumbria, England, but the discovery was made during rebuilding of the more recent Holme Cultram Abbey which burned in 2006. 1101 CE to 1200 CE English Places of Worship Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:51:04 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/12335 A team of Iranian archaeologists has discovered an eighth-century minaret in the country's northeastern city of Damqan. The architectural remains are the oldest yet discovered from the Tarikkhaneh Mosque. 701 CE to 800 CE Islam Middle Eastern Places of Worship Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:49:39 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/12128 The 15th century forced conversion of Vienna's Jews led to the community's expulsion from the city, but now archaeologists have discovered the remains of the walls and foundations of the Viennese Synagogue destroyed in 1421. 1301 CE to 1400 CE 1401 CE to 1500 CE European Judaism Places of Worship Roman Sun, 7 Sep 2008 09:07:36 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/12105 Long dismissed as savages who hindered the advancement of civilization in Scotland and the North of England, the Picts are now being seen as a sophisticated culture "capable of great art, learning and the use of complex architectural principles." 801 CE to 900 CE Christianity Independent Places of Worship Scottish Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:07:55 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/12035 Archaeologists are excited about the discovery of the remains of the 12th century Augustinian Abbey at Scone Palace in Scotland. While the palace stands, nothing of earlier history has survived above ground at the site. (Video) 1101 CE to 1200 CE Places of Worship Scottish Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:36:52 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/12040 Asbiorn has posted a wonderful album of photos from the Winchester Pilgrimage event which took place in July 2008 in the Kingdom of Drachenwald on his Facebook website. Architecture and Construction Drachenwald Photo Album Places of Worship Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:46:02 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/11870 A team of archaeologists led by Nikolay Ovcharov have unearthed a 13th century church in Veliko Tarnovo. The site is believed to have once housed the relics of St. Ivan Rilski. 1201 CE to 1300 CE 1301 CE to 1400 CE Places of Worship Slavic Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:18:05 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/11989 The Duke University daily online newsletter has a short movie about the student who created a 3-D virtual cathedral, with a great deal of footage of the cathedral itself and links to other related items. 1301 CE to 1400 CE European Places of Worship Video Album Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:38:45 -0400 http://scatoday.net/node/11795 Police in Leicester, England report that vandals broke into and desecrated a 13th century church in the city's center, overturning lecterns, breaking windows and defecating through a floor panel into the church's medieval foundation. 1201 CE to 1300 CE BBC News Christianity English Places of Worship Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:35:12 -0400