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After 15 years of legal battles, Mexico's WixĂĄrika Indigenous communities won cancellation of 44 mining concessions threatening their sacred desert homeland. The victory marks real progress, even as communities push to protect remaining vulnerable sites.
Archaeologists have uncovered 15 previously unknown churches in Turkey's "Thousand and One Churches" region, revealing it was once a major pilgrimage destination. The discoveries are rewriting the history of one of Byzantium's most mysterious sacred landscapes.
Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a stunning 2-kilometer ceremonial road built by the ancient ChimĂș civilization, revealing how they wove farming, faith, and community into one sacred landscape. The discovery includes a massive temple platform and over 100 hectares of organized farmland dating back nearly 1,000 years.
One hundred Kaiser Permanente staff members spent MLK Day restoring historic Hawaiian fishponds and endangered forests across Hawaii Island. For a decade, they've returned year after year to honor the land and community.