Ancient cult discovered in region traveled by Apostle Paul before Christianity took hold

Millennia-old inscriptions uncovered in a region tied to the Apostle Paul are shedding new light on how ancient people practiced religion nearly 2,000 years ago.

A recent study examined nine newly documented inscriptions discovered during a survey of Akmoneia, an ancient city in the historical region of Phrygia, in modern-day western Turkey.

Hüseyin Uzunoğlu, an associate professor at Akdeniz University in Turkey, and Münteha Dinç, an associate professor at Uşak University, are the co-authors of the study...