Comparing the crucifix’s surface (outer layer) and wood sample with corresponding X-rays confirmed that most of the figure was carved from a single, thick column of wood. It was hollowed at the ...

Devotees pull ornate wooden chariots bearing temple idols along a 2km (1.2 miles) stretch of the runway, a tradition so revered that it shuts down operations for a few hours at the airport ...

When he struck the tree with an ax, a hollow within it was uncovered and inside there was a wooden crucifix. No one in the area recalled placing a crucifix in the hollow of a growing tree and the ...